by Kelli Donley | Jun 9, 2006 | Media, Public Health, Travel
Madonna sucked every bit of energy out of me and I cannot think today. I just want to run around in a super tight leotard with a whip and set of roller skates and sing at the top of my lungs. She was a shock to watch — walking a fine balance between sexual and...
by Kelli Donley | Jun 1, 2006 | Public Health, Travel
I´ve just finished working six hours in the hot, humid sun. My fingernails are brown and red from the earth I´ve been digging. My neck is red and achy. My back is sore and my hamstrings are screaming in protest. My smile is from ear to ear. We have been working on a...
by Kelli Donley | May 29, 2006 | Public Health, Travel
Our group arrived in Managua yesterday and spent today traveling north to Jinotega. We´ve yet to accomplish anything other than wearing ourselves out and eating our yearly quotas of fried meat. What the Nicaraguan diet lacks in diversity is made up in the items...
by Kelli Donley | May 17, 2006 | Public Health, Travel
I made it home safely to Phoenix yesterday, after circling above the city for an hour, waiting for a severe dust storm to clear. When I made it outside the airport, the warm weather and scent of pending rain embraced me like a mother who’d found her misplaced...
by Kelli Donley | May 10, 2006 | Africa, Arizona, Public Health
I took this photo of Picacho Peak this weekend on my drive from Phoenix to Tucson. I’ve climbed this mountain with my parents and brother, and eaten ice cream cones at the Dairy Queen in its shadow more than once. It is its prettiest in March when wildflowers...
by Kelli Donley | May 1, 2006 | Domestic Art, Public Health
I am hosting a women’s guild meeting tomorrow night at my home. I have been a member of this volunteer group for several years. About a dozen women work to fundraise and gather supplies for various health projects to benefit the poor. I spent a bit of time this...
