Our Final Assignment

2012-01-26T20:43:08+00:00January 26, 2012|

Yesterday I attended a special event for the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation (EGPAF). The event celebrated the end of an eight-year project — called Project HEART — that provided HIV/AIDS prevention and treatment services [...]

A Time to Be Born, A Time to Die

2012-01-22T19:35:02+00:00January 22, 2012|

Last weekend I attended a baptism for Kulani, the son of my friends Florence and Rob. You may remember Florence and Rob — they took me to my first South African wedding last month. St. [...]

A Special 2Summers Photo

2012-01-19T18:06:46+00:00January 19, 2012|

This afternoon I found myself browsing through an external hard drive of Jon’s. I came upon this photo. 2Summers enjoying coconut juice, straight from the source, at the Newtown Diwali Festival. (Photo courtesy of [...]

Land Rover on a Swazi Mountaintop

2012-01-10T20:53:32+00:00January 10, 2012|

The day after Jon’s funeral, I said I wasn’t going to write about his death on my blog anymore. That was crazy talk. I currently think about Jon for about 58 of every 60 minutes. How [...]

Last Goodbye

2011-12-30T10:49:05+00:00December 30, 2011|

Photo: Susanna Mason Jon’s funeral was yesterday. I spoke at the service. It was really hard but I’m glad I did it. I can’t decide if posting my tribute on this blog is a [...]

Gratitude

2011-12-25T19:57:28+00:00December 25, 2011|

I’m grateful that it’s sunny in Joburg on Christmas Day, even though the weather forecast predicted clouds and rain. I’m grateful that my sister flew here from America to be with me, and that [...]

Joe

2011-12-20T19:11:18+00:00December 20, 2011|

Joe died yesterday. His real name was Jon. He was a gifted photographer. He was sensitive, intelligent, opinionated, and loyal. He had green-gold eyes and a mischievous smile. He was my best friend. We loved each [...]

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