visual storyteller | photographer
Around my neighborhood, Kanyagoga, in Gulu, I have met some fascinating and beautiful people. This woman, Mary, lives about a quarter of a mile from our house. I used to run past her with my headphones on, and just give a polite wave. Then, once I learned a bit of Luo greetings, I would wave and say ‘afoyo,’ or hello, and last month, I […]
Earlier this week I was sent to Pajule, a town north of Gulu where the smaller IC office is, for a photo project. I went with Simon, one of the IC drivers, and learned so much about the history of the area and the struggles he and his family dealt with during the conflict. Simon and I gearing up for […]
Over the past few weeks my job at Invisible Children has been to photograph all the buildings at our 11 partner schools in the Gulu district and a couple districts surrounding Gulu. This has been a great project for a number of reasons: One, I have gotten a firm grasp of what the IC Schools for Schools team does and […]
After work today, I went on a long jog along the winding dirt paths that make up the outskirts of Gulu. Just outside our house, there is a road that winds past houses and huts, past women selling fruits and veggies, water pumps, through fields of maize, around Gulu High School, through a soccer field, past clucking chickens, goats and […]
Yesterday, the Ugandan advocates who are travelling to the US for the “face to face tour” boarded a bus from the Gulu office. The whole office was there, giving hugs, waving goodbye, and wishing the advocates a safe journey. Below is some info about the tour and some photos I took. I encourage all of you to see if the […]
I received this email from a friend a couple weeks ago and wanted to share. It’s been on my mind a lot during the past month (as I have had a few of those “what the heck am I thinking” moments…) Enjoy! Dear Molly, I have this poem that a friend shared with me… and I feel called to share it with […]
Hello! Greetings from Gulu! I moved here about 2.5 weeks ago to intern as the Communications Assistant for Invisible Children. I love it so far. All staff at Invisible Children is amazing, they have made me feel so welcome. My housemates are great, the food is amazing, the work is rewarding, all in all, it’s wonderful. I live with 3 other international […]
Jambo! Hello! I am so pleased you took a moment to stop by and read about my adventures. Please bear with me as I work out the kinks and attempt to figure out this new blog platform. As many of you know, I am leaving in one week (July 1st, 2010) to take a grand adventure across the ocean–to Africa! […]