The People We Meet
Stories of people who shared their story with us.People
‘Happy’
“We named her ‘Happy’,” said Niona. We stood looking out over the small yard of the orphanage where a teen girl was making some of her thirty brothers and sisters wash their clothes. It’s a hot day, but the kids don’t seem to mind as much as I do. It’s always hot,...
Agustinus
"Relax" By Ellis He sat on a plastic chair, inside something that seemed as if it could’ve been a garage, or maybe the entrance to a big house. Now it was an open space, run down, overgrown, with the remains of several bonfires haphazardly around the ground—as if the...
Grandma
"She’s a Great, Great, Grandma" By Ellis “We've been building a fire since seven this morning, but at ten we'll be done,” the brick baker said. It had already passed ten, but who cared, people aren’t troubled by time in Uganda. On my morning walk I passed a brick...
Joan
"They say I promote sexuality, and that I encourage alcoholism by taking addicts back in after a relapse," says Joan, amusement visible in her eyes. Although she is almost 70, she is still full of life. Quite an achievement, because Joan's life hasn't been easy. When...
Couscous
I've been to Morocco before and didn't much like it then. Sure, Moroccan nature is astonishing and the architecture and decoration stunning, but I found all the people I met maddening. Every one of them wanted to sell me something. 'The hustle was real,' as they say....
About us
Hello there! We are Ellis and Martijn and we’re traveling the world on our never-ending honeymoon. To keep ourselves busy we help charities for free and write about it on this website. Feel free to look around.
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