Back to the Roots(Our Journey Home)

January 20, 2014 ~ Sophie ~ Leave a comment

I just realized I never shared pictures of the holiday and the trip back west where yours truly was born. Guess I am still recovering from the shock of the accident. One thing I can say about home (Mt Rwenzori) is that is is magnificently beautiful. The scenery is breathtaking and there is a lot of natural beauty. These pictures don’t do any justice to what we saw with our eyes!

And then on the negative note, this area has a lot of untapped potential and the people still live in poverty. It broke my heart to visit a secondary (equivalent of a high school) school that only had a cabinet for a library (below). being a book worm, i can’t help but think these kids aren’t exposed to any books at all(it is sad). But despite all these setbacks, you will still find cheerful people who put all their trust in God. Its an amazing testimony. My life was changed, seriously!

I realized the most important thing is to love people–I am not much of a lover(ahem!….another post probably!) but one of the resolutions this year is to love people around me more(I tell you it’s hard!) and I believe God is going to help me through it– and to help whenever the chance comes.

Overall, we had a great time. We even had a chance of collecting real(are there fake ones?) river stones from rivers and dipping our feet in cool water! Le sigh!

🙂

Sophie

PS: Dont forget to check out Louise’s Trevolta Campaign and give some love!

PSS: These images arent edited at all! 😀

RB and 2013

January 17, 2014 ~ Sophie ~ Leave a comment

So maybe I am stuck in last year(still) or maybe not, but I just wanted to highlight Rare Beauty and how it has grown.

I have plans for the blog and from now on don’t be surprised to see a few changes here and there.
Oh and By the way, RB has its first ever ad swap from Louise!

Dont forget to check out Louise’s Trevolta Campaign and give some support.

Have a great weekend!

🙂

Sophie

Traveling…with Louise!

January 15, 2014 ~ Sophie ~ 2 Comments

[Click on image to go to Trevolta]

First of all I want you to know that this post is coming from the bottom of my heart with much love.
I have always loved travelling and all my life I have been moving thus no permanent place to call home (the perks of being a PK!)! I know we all desire to travel the world and experience the cultures and untold beauty in person, but not all of us make it. Maybe is because of our geographical location, physical setbacks or financial problems. But it doesn’t hurt to dream and wouldn’t it be a beautiful feeling to realize in one way or another, we have contributed to a dream come true for some one, a relative, a friend?

In this blogging journey, I have been blessed with amazing blogger friends.
Louise holds a special place in my heart and she is fundraising money to go to Japan. Isnt that awesome?!?!
So I am humbly requesting you to head over to Trevolta and check out her campaign. Oh and to know more about Louise, check out her take on LOL here.

I would be an honor if you contributed

🙂
Sophie

PS: Had my first ad-swap and it’s from Louise!