Sometimes beauty just IS. Like the day I photographed this little lady Ciara and her two adorable brothers, Liam and Finn. You might think that we are alone here… THE ONLY ONES living outside our home culture by living in Bujumbura, Burundi. You would be wrong. There are loads of us… singles and couples and young families and older couples. They’re all here. Being brave and living out a journey far away from the place they first called “home.” It’s funny because at school drop off and pick up and on the weekends near the shores of the hippo-prone Lake Tanganyika you can’t help but feel “normal.” There are other parents from far-away places pushing strollers down impossibly bumpy roads. We are not alone. This particular family is an American+Irish combo living right in our neighborhood and we love spending time with them.
Luv,
me
These are absolutely gorgeous – the wonder and abandonment to kids.
Hi there.
I have been lurking in the shadows like a proper stalker for a while now; silently in awe of all that you’re daring to achieve, of your fantastic photography and your refreshing honesty about the ups and downs of your new life. We’ve never met (although we share mutual friends… I am originally from Durban) but I am sure I would love you just as much in real life as I do here through your blog. Anyway, I was tired of being a silent cyber stalker so ‘hi’ and please keep on doing all that you are doing – it’s hugely inspirational and a bloody good read. Sal.
I’m not getting anything done this a.m. except sip Burundi coffee and enjoy the way special effects of God’s light are captured in your photographs– and missing you and your 3 guys!!
:)