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Soccer game

Howdy Folks, this is @zambereileen posting from the sidelines of a hometown high-school soccer game in Southern Oregon. Today’s game is the culmination of years of dedication to our son and his sport, countless practice hours, various degrees of injury, hundreds of miles to and from games, untold heartbreak and myriad hard earned triumphs. Through …

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Landscape

Howdy Folks, this is @zambereileen posting from the mountains of Southern Oregon🌲 It’s midweek today, which means I spent much of the day driving my children up and down the mountain. Living rurally, and raising children who are involved in sports and other regular after school activities, makes coordinating schedules a daily challenge. When we …

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Southern Oregon

Howdy Folks, this is @zambereileen, joining you from the mountains of Southern Oregon, USA where I live with my husband, 16 year old son, and 10 year old daughter. We have chosen to live and raise our family in rural, country setting where we continually strive to forge a strong connection to the land we …

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Blossoms

Hi everyone, this is my last post on burndiary, it has been challenging and fun! Thank @davidalanharvey for creating this wonderful chaos and @diegorlando for setting order to it. And thanks to you all for your support! Before leaving you, I have to say I decided to pay a one-year school fee to Natasha ( …

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Aging ain’t a process

One uncle of mine used to tell me: “Don’t believe those who say that aging is a process. One day you’ll wake up, and you’ll be old” This is exactly how I feel after my first 16 days in Africa. But it’s good, that’s probably why I love my job so much despite everything. :) …

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Woman in red

@simona.ghizzoni posting from Ethiopia. Almost time to say goodbye to the Waredube people and drive back to Addis. :) #uncutproject #journalismgrants @ezuccala

Dancing

@simona.ghizzoni posting from Ethiopia. The Waredube are one of the last tribes practicing the most severe form of #FGM, infibulation. But in the past 3 years women created watchgroups to monitor FGM activities in their community. FGM is illegal in Ethiopia. In the pic, Waredube women dancing. #uncutproject #journalismgrants

Wabe

Hi! This is @simona.ghizzoni posting from Ethiopia. These are the last few days of our trip, that brought us to Kenya and Ethiopia to follow women communities fighting against #FGM . In the pic, the landscape of the Wabe river, Oromyia valley. #uncutproject #journalismgrants