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Two Weddings and our Street
It was quite the scene on Lilac Street this weekend. Two Bhutanese Nepali weddings on our block right across the street from each other flowed out into the streets in…
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A little too clear
Posted on February 2, 2013 | No CommentsThe following blog has been written by Emma Voigt, Hopeprint Home resident who also serves as an AmeriCorps VISTA in our neighborhood at Northside Urban Partnerships. I did not want... -
A Taste of Somalia
Posted on January 30, 2013 | No CommentsEnjoying the warm winter day, I walked down to North Salina with our new intern from Cazenovia College, Rossy, for lunch. As we walked along, a car came halting to... -
Bursting at the Seams
Posted on January 30, 2013 | No CommentsThey walked through the door wet and a bit bewildered. Finding the house I had written on a piece of scrap paper for them last Saturday had proved more difficult... -
When the Bedbugs Bite
Posted on January 16, 2013 | No CommentsThe alarm went off at 5:30am. I rolled over in bed with that morning groan, popped on my IPad and did my morning reading to prepare for the day ahead.... -
From the Other Side
Posted on January 7, 2013 | No CommentsIt always smells worse in the stench of your clothes and feet on the other side. The pictures from your time walking the streets, that for days had seemed near... -
When I say “Somali,” what do you think?
Posted on January 5, 2013 | No CommentsSo when I say “Somali,” what do you think of? If you are anything like the majority of people in the Western world, you likely think of war, pirates and... -
Three Trips to Market
Posted on January 2, 2013 | No CommentsWe walked there three times today. The region of Addis named Mikiel is home to (or primary hang out space) for an estimated 100,000+ Somalis that reside in this city... -
Those Connected
Posted on December 30, 2012 | No CommentsWhen I mentioned that I was headed across the ocean to her homeland, her eyes lit up. “My son is there!” An unassuming woman, I knew she wouldn’t ask for... -
Thanks to Attilios
Posted on December 12, 2012 | No CommentsAs we climbed the stairs up to the dinner party room, the kids remarked with hushed excitement. “This is a nice restaurant!” I smiled, thankful that such an opportunity was... -
Every Crumb
Posted on December 3, 2012 | No CommentsAs is the nature of most evenings at the Hopeprint Home, the knock at the door came right around dinner time revealing the collection of 8+ children of various ages...
