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Holly

Love love. Hate hate.

About Me

I love people. I love a lot of things. I work in Africa.

My Interests

You are 100% Pittsburgh.

Great job! There's nooooo doubt about it. You're from Da Burgh. You deserve a reward, so go have an Ahrn City or two. And GO STILLERS!

How Pittsburgh Are You
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I'd like to meet:

people I know when I'm not expecting it.

Music:

Rumba. Reggae. Rock. Rap. And all genres that start with R.

Movies:

The Princess Bride

Television:

I love making fun of commercials.

Books:

The Selfish Altruist, King Leopold's Ghost, Mountains Beyond Mountains

Heroes:

Joan of Arc. Mother Theresa. Jeana Joy Hickling. Frida Kahlo. Shakira.

My Blog

Blood Diamond

Why do we do what we do? It's not just because Africa is a hot topic right now. But since it is, let me use the media attention as an example. Have any of you seen the recent blockbuster hit Blood Dia...
Posted by Holly on Mon, 16 Apr 2007 03:01:00 PST

Please Donate $10 to help refugees!

Hello friends!Please donate a few $$ to FORGE through Paypal by going to this website: www.forgeprogram.org/contribute.htm(name of Ambassador = "Holly")You can help us raise $6000!I am going back to A...
Posted by Holly on Sat, 07 Apr 2007 01:11:00 PST

Refugee Stories

This blog is talking about a picture, but I can't get it to work right now. It's a picture of me and 3 African friends, another girl and 2 boys, and it's one of my last pics, if you go look. This pic...
Posted by Holly on Wed, 28 Mar 2007 01:12:00 PST

Holly Across America

If you're not on my email list, here's my latest update:  Dear friends and loved ones,   How are you this holiday season? I'm doing pretty well. I've been back from Zambia for almo...
Posted by Holly on Mon, 11 Dec 2006 03:05:00 PST

Back from Zambia

I am back from Zambia. The trip was wonderful. We worked on the refugee projects and I think we did some good in the world. I also had some down time. I got to deal with some emotions associated with ...
Posted by Holly on Sat, 21 Oct 2006 09:42:00 PST

The Refugee Camp Projects were Awesome! Tuesday, July 25, 2006

I'm writing this on Tuesday, July 25, 2006, from the safety of FORGEs comfortable apartment in Lusaka, the capital of Zambia. Im listening to a mix of American and African music on the FORGE laptop an...
Posted by Holly on Wed, 26 Jul 2006 04:50:00 PST

In Zambia

I made it back to Zambia and I've been hanging out in Lusaka, the capital, since Saturday. Every familiar sight, sound, smell makes me feel happy to be here. The diesel fumes, the people, the trees, t...
Posted by Holly on Mon, 08 May 2006 04:17:00 PST