Girl on the Go!
Latin America: June-July '07
Ecuador
-Quito, Octavalo
Colombia
-Bogota, Villa Leiva, Cartagena
Venezuela
-Puerto Colombia, Caracas, Los Llanos, Merida, Margarita Island
Spain
-Madrid
*Italy
-Rome
N. Africa: July '07
Morocco
-Ouarzazate; Valley of the Kasbahs, Todra Gorge
-Marrakech, Fez, Meknes
Silk Road: Aug-Nov '07
Russia
-St. Petersburg, Moscow
Uzbekistan
-Samarkand, Tashkent, Bukhara, Khiva
Kazakhstan
-Almaty
China
-Beijing
-Yunnan: Kunming, Dali, Qiaotou (Tiger Leaping Gorge), Daju, Lijiang, Zhongdian (Shangri-La)
S.E. Asia: Nov '07
Thailand
-Bangkok
Nepal
-Kathmandu Valley, Bhaktapur, Nagarkot, Pokhara, Chitwan
India
-Delhi, Agra, Peharsar, Jaipur, Bijaipur, Udaipur, Ahmedabad, Mumbai, Goa
Africa: Nov-Dec '07
Kenya
-Nairobi, Mombasa, Diani Beach
Tanzania
-Arusha, Mt. Meru, Dar Salam, Stonetown, Zanzibar
Middle East: Jan-Feb '08
Egypt
-Cairo
Jordan
-Amman
Syria
-Damascus
Lebanon
-Beirut
USA: Feb '08 (Woo-Hoo! Ok, so it was just a 4 day layover, but I was so excited because I really missed America's comforts).
NYC
Altanta
Central America: Feb-Mar '08
Panama
-Panama City, Boquete; Chiriqui Province, Bocas Del Toro
Costa Rica
-Puerto Viejo, Sarapiqui, Arena, Monteverde, Ricon De La vieja
Nicaragua
-Ometepe, San Jorge, Granada, Leon, Masaya, Managua
Honduras
-Tegucigalpa, Roatan, Copan
Guatemala
-Antigua, Guatemala City
Caribbean
Volunteering at the orphanage in Mt. Meru is one of my favorite things to do. I am still not comfortable taking these kind of photos, because I would never want the vulnerable to feel exploited, but these kids are absolutely adorable. While they don't live under best possible circumstances, the orpahnage is very clean and filled with genuine love. The children are very sweet and the mamas really nice. Many local villagers visit the orphanage daily, especially the teenage kids. The children are well behaved and love by everyone. There is even a hospital and school on the premises. The lush village is beautiful. There are coffee and fruit plantations, the masai community is active in this region, and spectacular views of Mt. Kilimanjaro. I fell in love with the little boy in the photo above. He reminds me of myself sometimes. He is a very loving and a happy little boy. Always smiling. I was very sad to leave him behind. Thank Christ for You tube! My wishes are to adopt him, but in the meantime I can't wait until my next visit which will happen very soon. 
Happy times! click to enlarge
