by Ericka | Oct 25, 2012 | books, fistula, Half the Sky, human rights, Nick Kristoff, womens rights
With Esperence and Sophia in Eastern Congo — the worst place in the world for women.I’ve been thinking about Congo this week. Probably because I’m mid-way through reading “Half the Sky” by Nick Kristoff and Sheryl WuDunn. This book is a...
by Ericka | Sep 23, 2012 | Baltimore Harbor, Fitbloggin, JumpSport, maple syrup, Mizuno, Mizuno Running, natural foods, Pop Chips
*This post is sponsored by Mizuno Running. –Fitbloggin’ Part I is here. So…bringing you back to Fitbloggin Part 2. It’s been a great weekend and we couldn’t have asked for more beautiful weather in a better place!The set up for the...
by Ericka | Sep 18, 2012 | Uncategorized
Two great friends who live one pricey plane ride away. What are two girls supposed to do?Lindsay and I have been friends since we were 17 years old — and we’ve been through a lot of crap together. We’ve got some awesome memories too — road...
by Ericka | Aug 13, 2012 | animals, bacon maple ice cream sandwich, dc zoo, national zoo, national zoological park, sugar magnolia
See those monkeys up there? Yeah, real monkeys!Yesterday, Rick and I went to the DC Zoo (National Zoological Park), which is a Smithsonion so it was FREE!I’m always game for free and after living here for 6 years, I figured it was past time I visited the...
by Ericka | Aug 7, 2012 | Uncategorized
There’s some kids that are near and dear to my heart. Remember these guys? Yeah, I’m still loving on them from all the way across the ocean. You know I have a special affinity for the Congo — a place stolen from itself years ago by an evil Belgian...
