Skyline Drive in the Fall

Although we love DC in the fall, there is nothing quite like a drive through the mountains to take in the glory of autumn’s colors. Last weekend we headed out of the city with our good friends James and Sarah to take an afternoon drive through Shenandoah National Park’s Skyline Drive. We packed ourselves some fall snacks and a thermos full of hot apple cider and spent a few hours …

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Hot Air Balloons over Cappadocia

When we stepped off of our in-country flight from Istanbul to central Turkey we looked around and almost wondered if we’d stepped into another planet – or at least a science-fiction story. The landscape of Cappadocia (a name we heard pronounced about 25 different ways so don’t ask us how to say it) is breath-taking and incredibly unique. When we were researching the region we continuously saw it described as …

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World Food Day

Happy World Food Day- today is a day when people around the world declare the commitment to end hunger in our lifetime! 1 in 9 people in our world live with chronic hunger – that is unacceptable! While we were in Kenya this summer we spent time at AIC Zion School in Mathare, a collection of slums with a population of approximately 500,000 people where the ground is often covered …

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Lake Naivasha Water Safari

Did you know that Hippos are the most deadly animal in Africa? As a fan of trivia I knew this little fact, so going on a water safari on Lake Naivasha in Kenya had me a bit anxious. However – we managed to view wild hippos incident-free. When we arrived at the shore where we were meeting our guide I couldn’t help but think of that Disney World ride where you go …

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Sole Hope on Bittersweet Monthly!

When we left the states in June we didn’t have a concrete plan for where we would be traveling – with the exception of Uganda and Kenya. Why those two countries? Our whole idea of traveling for the summer began with the proposition of working on media assets for two incredible organizations and the rest of the trip evolved from there. One of those organizations was Sole Hope. Sole Hope …

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Adam & Carly’s Wedding

Adam’s family was moving across the country when he spotted Carly while touring one of his potential new high schools. Needless to say, he really rallied for Kennedy High School over the other options! These two have been together since high school, went to college together, and were finally married this past weekend in Missouri. Their wedding day began with threats of thunderstorms, but the skies held off until the bride and …

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Who Run the World?

In honor of International Women’s Day I wanted to take a minute to honor all of the incredible women who I’ve had the privilege of meeting over the past few years through this blessing of a job that I have. Here’s to the girls who jumped off of the back of a truck to escape Boko Haram. Here’s to the single mom in North Carolina who worked her and her children …

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Maternity Wards: Guyana

I have been watching a lot of BBC’s Call the Midwife over the past few months. Have you seen it? If not, you should really check it out. The show is about midwives in post-WWII London – I know that doesn’t sound exciting, but it’s kind of amazing. I promise. The reason I am bringing this up, is that while we were in Guyana I had the chance to spend some …

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Baby Lorijn – Washington, DC Lifestyle Newborn Photography

Cathrijn and Matthijs are just one of those couples you can’t help but love from the second you meet them. They exude kindness and have such a welcoming way about them. When they emailed me to ask about photos of their brand new baby girl, I just knew they’d be the sweetest parents. Cathrijn’s parents are in town for a few weeks from the Netherlands to help out and spend time …

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Hospitals of Guyana

Guyana was one of the most unique places I have ever visited. For example, it’s part of South America but self identifies as a Caribbean Island. The population is mostly made up of Indo-Guyanese and Afro-Guyanese whose ancestors immigrated in the 18th and 19th centuries to work on sugar cane population under Dutch and then British control. The merging of so many cultures, including the native Ameri-Indian population as well, has …

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