Road trip West Africa part 1: Sierra Leone
Another summer, another road trip, through another part of the world. A somewhat unusual holiday destination, you might say. But then, that is what we're about here at Sophie's World. West Africa road trip: from Sierra Leone to Senegal This time, we are exploring Freetown, Conakry, Bissau, Banjul and Dakar [...]
Field work in Krakow, part 2
My latest round of humanitarian field work with A Drop in the Ocean* here in Krakow is coming to an end. Some reflections: Field work at the free shop Sfaza Dobra = 'the good cupboard' Back in spring, when the Russian war on Ukraine first began, the free shop was in [...]
Field work: Camp Sounio, Greece
Notes from Camp Sounio, Greece - September 2016 A few weeks ago, while visiting the concentration camps in Poland and Germany with Cat and 80 of her school mates, we were introduced to Trude Jacobsen, passionate founder of A Drop in the Ocean, a non-profit humanitarian organisation, working with displaced [...]
Field work 2022: Krakow, Poland
When the Russian war on Ukraine began in earnest this round, I got in touch with A Drop in the Ocean*, to let them know I could help out for a week or so, with refugees arriving in neighbouring Poland if they needed an extra pair of hands. Turns out [...]
Bringing the world home: Food, the Lebanese edition
So, what's your favourite cuisine again? We've covered Italian food. What else do you like? Mexican? I do. It's not love, but a pretty decent like. I had super fresh guacamole every day when I was in Mexico last. Yum! What about Eastern European? I like to make cold Lithuanian [...]
Bringing the world home: Food, the Italian edition
It's fair to say this is not a food blog. Furthermore, my kids will tell you I'm not in the kitchen all that frequently. As my oldest likes to remind me, many were the times she had to go to grandma’s house if she wanted a proper dinner. My [...]
