by Ericka | May 16, 2012 | Uncategorized
*All photos courtesy of Michelle!New York City! This weekend, I Mega-bussed it up to New York to visit Heather, who lives in Astoria. Being in New York always feels like a foreign country to me and I love it.I love all the little independently owned shops, restaurants...
by Ericka | Apr 19, 2012 | back on my feet, camping, Harpers Ferry
Whitney, Jen, Me, Lindsey, Shannyn, Frances, Jean, Taishya at Harpers FerrySo for the first time in years, I went camping! No, I’m not an especially “campy” type of girl but I can rough it and I was pumped to get out into the great outdoors last...
by Ericka | Apr 16, 2012 | Ben Affleck, Boscoe Ntangada, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Eastern Congo Initiative, Invisible Children, Kony
These photos were taken by last year’s NCC team to Congo.You’ve heard all about Joseph Kony and Invisible Children’s quest to find him. But, did you know that finding Kony won’t solve the problem? He is just one of many corrupt leaders in the...
by Ericka | Apr 4, 2012 | A Thousand Sisters, Africa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Lisa Shannon, Mai Mai, Rwanda, Uganda, Women to Women
A photo I took in Kenya at sunset.One of the most cherished and uniquely memorable moments of my life happened in 2003. I was just outside of Nairobi, Kenya in a field where my team and I were camping in tents outside of a church. It was a chilly African evening and...
by Ericka | Jan 27, 2012 | Uncategorized
Okay, so that’s NOT me but it’s how I feel sometimes. Where is this chick? I like to think she’s backpacking through Australia. Mostly because that’s what I’d be doing if I were her. She’s letting all the glory of earthy winds...
