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People make the world go ’round
February 3, 2013 By Sonia Thompson Leave a Comment
“Wow God, You’re really doing a number on me!” It was the day before I was to return home, and I had just arrived in Beijing. It was there, as I rode in the back of the cab on the way to my hotel that I found myself crying once again, as I had another… Continue Reading …
This is a man’s world?
January 29, 2013 By Sonia Thompson 1 Comment
It was day 3 in India, and we had just passed a group of school age girls at the Bahai Temple in New Delhi. As the girls walked by and waved to us with glee, my friends and I had a moment. “These are the future engineers, doctors, and scientists!,” my friend exclaimed. As I… Continue Reading …
300 rupees
January 21, 2013 By Sonia Thompson 2 Comments
On my second day in India, my friends and I piled in the back of Anil’s touk touk. He drove us around and waited for us as we made different stops. I had met him the day before as I explored New Delhi on my own, and was glad to connect with him again to… Continue Reading …
Clearly, He’s got this
January 13, 2013 By Sonia Thompson 2 Comments
It was day six in Kenya. I was dusty and dirty as I sat in the back of the van driving along the bumpy dirt road. In the last few days I had done a lot of what I considered roughing it. I had taken several cold showers, spent days without a mirror, and had… Continue Reading …
In Dagang, they saw me
January 6, 2013 By Sonia Thompson Leave a Comment
As I walked around the small town of Dagang in the Jiangsu province of China, I couldn’t help but notice that I was being watched. It was my fifth day in China and my first day in Dagang. The toils of travel had begun to wear on me. I’d been having a great time, but… Continue Reading …