My work with the Burji people in southern Ethiopia focuses on documenting a language that is both rich and at...
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Stories From the Field
First-hand accounts from our time in remote villages, deserts, forests, and borderlands. These stories aren’t about us — they’re about listening, witnessing, and learning alongside others.
Just before departing for my inaugural venture in Ethiopia (for the Afar Textile Project), my colleagues at Ayzoh! had cautioned...
Each spring, San Miguel de Allende becomes a stage for one of Mexico’s most powerful spiritual rituals: Semana Santa—Holy Week....
We find ourselves in Baregota, a small village 8 km from Lalibela, where we are set to build a school...
Deeply rooted in Mexican Catholic tradition, Viernes de Dolores—Friday of Sorrows—commemorates the Virgin Mary’s grief during the Passion of Christ....
The Konso People live in Ethiopia about 600 kms. South of Addis Ababa. They are one of the most ancient...
I wrote this during the long return from Camp Erech — to hold together fragments, emotions, and questions that still...
In Ethiopia, there is a tradition that unfolds with music. As dancers move and singers raise their voices, a hand...
I originally wrote this text for the Camp Erech Box — the publication we created during our time in the...
Each June, the cobblestone streets erupt in music, color, and joyful chaos as locals and visitors celebrate creativity, faith, and...
Mexico never stops surprising me. All it takes is stepping off the main roads to find yourself in a world...
The first phase of the project is now complete: the journey, our time living in Camp Erech, and the creation...
