Can a 27-year-old have Alzheimer’s? This weekend I was meeting a friend for lunch. As I drove down the street, I realized I forgot said friend’s name. Seriously? I kid you not. Had no clue what her name was. Even after I saw her, still didn’t know. Thank goodness someone else eventually said her name.
Seriously.
Losing. [...]
So, I love my job. I love the stories I get to write, I love learning about children who have been resuced from poverty, I love feeling like my job matters.
Because of that, I’d like to begin posting periodic stories that I’ve written about Compassion. At the end of each post will be a link [...]
I have lots of things I need to blog about. Recent visits with friends. Emotional thoughts about the VT tragedy.
But those both take thought. And my brain hurts this week. So instead, check out this powerpoint I created for Compassion Sunday. I really like the way it turned out
Just go here: http://www.compassion.com/share/compassionsunday/downloadableresources/default.htm
and click [...]
Last week, I almost had a panic attack in Target.
My cupboards were COMPLETELY bare, and eating stale potato chips for breakfast was getting old, so I decided to run to Target to pick up some groceries. As I pulled into the parking lot, I realized it was the first time I had gone shopping since [...]
Below are my journal entries from Ethiopia. They are backwards, so I numbered them so you can read them in order (1-9). I’ve also posted my photos on my Flickr website, in addition to the ones you can find below. That address is http://www.flickr.com/photos/bncampbell.
Things I Learned in Ethiopia
-When you visit a country where the meanings [...]
March 31, 2007
Today I vomited in three countries. Today I realized that you haven’t truly lived until you’ve had stuck your head in the toilet at the Addis Ababa International airport. Today I christened Ethiopia, Egypt and London in a most unusual way.
I woke up at 2 a.m., a mere three hours before we were [...]
March 30, 2007
Today I left Ethiopia. The streets were once again dark, and the city was quiet. No blaring horns. No children begging at my window. A few hours later I sat on a plane and bumped down the runway, my face pressed against the window. The same streetlights flickered, and cars had begun to [...]
March 29, 2007
Tonight I sat by the pool, bugs nibbling my ankles, and talked with a brilliant doctor about the reality of AIDS in Ethiopia. Dr. A is passionate and articulate, and his knowledge about this terrible epidemic was more than I could have researched on the web or read in a textbook. Because to [...]
March 28, 2007
Today, I was able to visit a project where we work with school-age children. (As a side note, this was my second visit to this project—the first time my camera refused to work.) The ride to the project was over bone-rattling roads with deep ruts and narrow passageways.
It seemed that some of [...]
March 27, 2007
Today I met four of the most strong, resilient women I’ve ever had the privilege of talking to.* Four women who raise the standards of mothers. I can only hope their children will one day understand how amazing their mothers are.
After two hours, we arrived in Walliso, a rural community 110 kms from [...]