Monthly Archives: August 2012

She Loves Magazine “The Little Boy Who Changed My Life”

Happy Thursday Friends! Notice something different on Together We Are today? A new top banner!! Do you like it? Special thanks to Aleksander Tsatskin who created it! I am so excited to share with you my article for She Loves … Continue reading

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“Africa is my forever home” by LoveBringsLove

Check out the new post from Kelly Fanarioti over at LoveBringsLove. Kelly is inspired by people who take risks in order to make their dreams come true. One of her dreams is to travel in undeveloped nations and help all … Continue reading

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School Struggles

Today I got an email telling me that two of my kids haven’t been attending school regularly and have stopped going all together most weeks (Don’t worry it’s not Henry, that boy gets up so excited to go to school … Continue reading

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Why I didn’t quit college.

..but I almost did. After spending the summer in-between high school and college in Ghana and having my life flipped upside down I arrived home to Chicago on September 9th at 1pm and I hopped on a plane to Savannah, … Continue reading

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Two Lives

Most days I feel like I’m juggling two lives. My life in the US and my life in Africa. My life in the US is filled with nannying, lunch meetings, buses & trains, internships, late nights, dirty faces, sneaky smiles, … Continue reading

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Meet the Atonsu Kids

I always talk about “my kids” in Ghana and everyone always asks- Who are these kids? Where do they live? How did you meet them? Are they really yours? Let me introduce you to my kiddos and explain a little … Continue reading

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