My husband and I are currently living and volunteering in Kigali, Rwanda. Check out our blog at: adventuresofpaulandsue.com!
The past three weeks have been amazing and God has been watching out for us and protecting us in amazing ways! The first week we traveled to Chisinau and met Amy Mcgee and helped welcome a DTS team from Madison to Moldova and had an orientation about the social and political issues in Moldova. We … More We Made it to Moldova!
“Echoes in Time is held each July in Oregon’s Willamette Valley, just 30 minutes south of Portland. The gathering is a collection of workshops that teach early living skills. Participants enjoy 5 days of learning a broad range of skills from the times of our earliest ancestors to the present day.” This is such a … More Echoes in Time
I maintain dreadlocks from home to make some extra money. There are so many ways to maintain dreadlocks, I’m only going to share with you what I do. What you can do at home: I only recommend washing your dreads every few months. I only washed mine every 6 months or so. When yo do wash, use a … More Dreadlock Questions: How do you maintain dreadlocks?
One way that I make extra money is through maintaining people’s dreadlocks from home. I love doing this, it’s a fun way to meet all kinds of different people and I think it’s really relaxing too. People always have endless questions for me, so I thought I would try to answer some of them in this … More Dreadlock Questions: How do you start dreadlocks?
You’ve probably heard about the “no poo” method, or going “no poo” meaning not using any shampoo or conditioner in your hair. For backpacking and international travel, no poo is the way to go! With no poo there is no need to try to find products that work for your hair when you’re overseas. There … More How to go “no poo” using water only
The most amazing travel experience I have ever had was visiting the Kigali Genocide Memorial. In the center of a beautiful, clean, growing city is this representation of a horrific past. Anyone who has been to Rwanda in the past few years can attest to the beauty of it’s capitol city. It’s hard to imagine that the … More Kigali Genocide Memorial
We decided to spend just 4 short days exploring Tulum Mexico for almost nothing! I called in sick to work and we flew into Cancun Mexico with my sister and two friends from high school. We bought tickets on frequent flyer miles and spend under 150 bucks while we were there! We had a great … More 4 Days in Tulum Mexico
I just bought an REI daypack and I couldn’t be happier! I have been traveling with an old school backpack that I bought in an open air market in Kenya as my carry-on item and as my daypack. It was cool looking, but impractical. It had tears all over it that I continually had to … More The REI Daypack of Your Dreams!
“Couchsurfing is a global community of 10 million people in more than 200,000 cities who share their life, their world, their journey. Couchsurfing connects travelers with a global network of people willing to share in profound and meaningful ways, making travel a truly social experience.” Couchsurfing is an online international community of travelers. You can … More Couchsurfing: Too good to be true?
A little history of Sue and Alaska… When I was 18 I went to Alaska for the first time. I worked at a salmon cannery in a small fishing village called Naknek. I fell in love. It was hard work, after working 18 hours shifts I was physically and mentally exhausted. I worked in the … More In love with Alaska
The Adventures of Paul and Sue 