Lots of work going on around here- some pictures from recent projects. Everything from family portraits to plumbing products.
One of the things we've been working on at refugee group is trying to exercise more and make good choices when it comes to eating. Our group has found that they've all gained a lot of weight since immigrating to America. Most of that is due to a much more sedentary lifestyle, but it's also due to too many options of what to eat. They were not accustomed to having access to so much in their refugee camps or in the jungle when they were little. So, tonight, we did our third week of meeting early to go walking and jogging around the local high school track. Then, we practiced English by reading from a cookbook and talking about nutrition.
loved arriving at the track at sunset
I've just returned from a trip to the Dominican Republic with International Justice Mission. Every trip I've taken with this organization has been one of the best of my life. I'm attaching some pictures from the trip.
Santo Domingo at night
local park
Cuidad Colonial
If I get permission at a later date to publish images of IJM's work in the DR, I'll try to remember to blog about that.
More images from recent travel and work soon!
Here are the additional pictures I referenced in the first entry I made on this blog. They are from a place called Gullah Grub that I visited with my buddies Hannah and Jessica. I had wanted to eat here for a while, and I finally got a chance to stop in after a visit to Hunting Island. We had the place to ourselves, so we got to visit with the chef/owner Bill Green. He is so interesting. He's the last of the Gullah huntsman, meaning he is the only African-American still teaching the elements of the drag hunt. It's a kind of fox hunting. He's met Martha Stewart and Anthony Bourdain.
low country chowder
Gullah Grub restaurant
me with Bill G.
Hannah B. at Hunting Island
So, now it's September, and I'm just getting to writing and posting about this. With any luck, I'll post some new images from the summer before June 2016.