West Africa

Hello all, Sorry not to get any posts out but internet has been more than sparse.  Need to get ready for another busy day so I will attempted to post 4 photographs from a Bwa-Ba Mask Dance held in Burkina Faso and will send more information later when I am back in the states.

Ghana

Ghana is a beautiful country full of many very hospitable people. Mama Alice our Ghanaian organizer is an example of the powerful women who make a difference in the world not just their own country. Westminster Presbyterian Church, who sponsored this trip, published a brochure as a tribute to Mama Alice and used a number of my photographs. Here is a link to the…

News Update!

Look forward to seeing you all when I return. Connie

St. John, Virgin Islands

Dear friends, It has been some time since I have made an entry to this blog.  I have had many ideas and many things to share. Somehow the tragedy I experienced in the August was more on my mind than I wanted to admit. Finding a “comfortable” place for my heart and soul has taken some time as I rethink and hopefully work to…

Safely Home

Dear Friends, It has been difficult for me to continue to make entires to my blog.  While I was traveling in Afghanistan I didn’t feel safe to continue to blog and after I got home I was working to recover and find a bit of normalcy.  That I found in working in my garden that was completely over grown.  My husband, frank and I…

Arival to Kabul and first days

Travel is always an adventure and one needs to be prepared to be flexible and traveling to Afghanistan is no exception. A direct flight from JFK brought us to Dubai to a hotel for a few hours of rest before the last leg to Kabul, coming through the Los Vegas of the Arab world. The lobby alone would dazzle even a blind person. The…

Returning to Afghanistan

I thought I would include this shot taken in France  while I was traveling with a colleague for work to let you all know that Afghanistan is not the only place I travel.  That said I will be returning Monday to Afghanistan for a month. I have been writing lately of our efforts to build a well in Mir Taqi Shah, a village south…

Our last days together

One of or members wanted to buy musical instruments for her daughter so Asad and Noorai, our Afghan friends who Jodie from CodePink knew from their time in the Bay area, took her to the musicians street. One man who made rebab’s payed for us. The high light was the “older” gentleman of approximately 40 years started to sing a Pushtu song of the…

October 2nd, 2009 in Afghanistan

Right Place at the Right Time

We keep busy almost every minute with meetings of all types. One of the highlights a couple of days ago was listening to Soraya director of women’s rights in the Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission. She was extremely energetic with a sparkle in her eye. She spoke of the work they did to protest and successfully change the Siai (forgive my incorrect spelling) family…