That well placed make up can a hide a completely sleepless night
Kittens and cheese sticks and coca-cola with lime and a very best friend
Cooler weather and an evening run
Celebrating Ani and honoring this woman who has become a part of my Benin family
Girl talk and first date stories over tea in a cozy family cabin
That there is always someone who can help make you feel beautiful
Twinning friendship outfits with Abby
Ginger candies on unwell days
How God cares about even making the silly desires happen for us
Lighthearted laughter and easy conversation
A big colorful bus, even if it didn’t go exactly as planned
An principle who helps make the wait a little more fun
Tom found my Nalgene bottle
Angie saved me dinner when I wasn’t able to finish up with the tailor’s visit before dinner ended
The rain before the fire drill so it wasn’t as hot as it could be
Possibly my last fire drill!
That the pharmacy on board preps all our meds and first aid kit for five months so I don’t even need to think about packing paracetamol or band aids
One more bag of mine will make its way home thanks to Molly and Bethany
Hilarious videos from Wendy
Waffle number 1 with some extra special toppings
There is always a solution and always a shared experience to be had and a memory to be made
Three friends who worked quickly to come up three new options
Sweet big smiles from happy kids and the very special visitors from Arbre de Vie
The many people who just jumped in and helped wherever it was needed from filling water bottles to picking up people at the port gate to serving food
A friend who had confidence when mine was spent
Windsor recognizing the why and helping me to move on
Ice cream and friendship
“You’re too strong a woman to ever do that”
Local dinner with long time friends and long laughs
One week until Cameroon
A Beautiful Wander 
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