I got on a plane exactly six months ago today- my worldly belongings sold, stored, or stowed as cargo joining me on the journey to my arrival first in Nairobi, Kenya, then to Kijabe, my new home. It’s been a hard six months. It’s been a good six months. Today as I came across two cows on a hike, the imagery of this passage in … Continue reading Two Cows
“AMYYYYYY!” Courtney greets me by yelling my name through my front door- I haven’t got curtains up yet, so she can usually see me sitting on my couch or grading at my table as she approaches my house, only 20 yards from her own. “Come in, come in!” I smile as she opens my front door and plops down on my couch. “Whatchya doing on … Continue reading Living the Dream: Christmas Decorating
Folks- I’ve officially “made it” through my first term. Why is “made it” in quotes, you ask? Well- mostly because I’m still trying to figure out what that means. Did I survive? Well obviously, I’m sitting here on a bed in an air bnb with some ladies on staff- that means I’m alive, and survive is usually contrasted with death… so, I guess I survived. … Continue reading Term 1 In Review
Dear Secret Encourager, When we were asked at the beginning of the term if we wanted to put our name in the hat and have a secret encourager, I was a little apprehensive. I wasn’t sure I wanted the pressure of getting things for someone else, but I did know I wanted someone praying for me and encouraging me. So I said yes- what I … Continue reading I wanted to be your friend in real life…
“Oh shoot- I forgot to ask you to get chicken while you were down at the Duka earlier…” I found my friend Courtney sitting at a picnic table with about six teens watching the soccer game on the field down below. “Are you going to feed me? Because if you are, I’ll donate some chicken to the cause.” I respond as I sit down with … Continue reading Living the Dream: Breakfast for Dinner
Hi Amy, How are things going? Did you enjoy the midterm mini break? I wanted to ask you about your birthday. I have written down that it is November 5, is this correct? Do you think you would have a free evening around your birthday that we could celebrate you in the birthday club? Let me know your thoughts and if you are interested….some dates … Continue reading Birthdays are Hard… God is Good
“Miss Galloway- on that first day of school, you walked IN with spice, rocking those blue suede heels!” Yesterday, I chaperoned the 11th grade class on a day trip off campus for a “midterm” escape from campus. It was lunch time and I was surveying my options of which group of students to choose to sit with. I don’t remember my reasoning, but I picked … Continue reading Belonging
“Now, be sure to write both the error you made in your previous work, and a justification for why this new answer is correct if you want to get all of the possible points back in your test corrections. I think a lack of thoroughness is part of why you didn’t get full credit back last time.” It’s my prep period and a student has … Continue reading This is Why I am Here
5:00 pm, walking down to my classroom to grab the computer I left there,“Miss Galloway! Wanna know something?” She says. She’s not even in my class, but we’ve connected through a mutual friend- “You’ve already earned yourself a nickname.” I braced myself for the worst, totally unsure of what’s about to come out of her mouth next. “Mrs. Frizzle in disguise.” WHEW. I’ve heard that … Continue reading A Week in the Life Of…
“It looks good- but is that the real story?” A friend of mine was messaging me on facebook, checking in to see how I was doing. Her question caught me off guard. She was referencing what she has seen on social media or blog posts in contrast to what’s really going on… Hm. The real story? I think so? Social media and the internet is … Continue reading The Real Story
Faithful Footsteps 