Sarah the Explorer

Please note that this blog does not reflect the views of the U.S. Peace Corps. It reflects Sarah Zoutendam's views during her Peace Corps term in Uganda, during her equally harrowing readjustment to the US, and during her medical school journey. Whew!

Sunday, February 28, 2021

Storm Seedlings

Hope is Detroit Red beet seeds planted late February against a backdrop of swirling snow. Planning for the pregnancy that seems impossible ...

Sunday, June 24, 2018

Mulberry Wine

Grape vines won’t grow on my farm The grasshoppers too vigorous, the weeds too strong The sun too weak and the rain too long. My ...

Wednesday, May 9, 2018

Octogenarians

I am part of a gaggle of octogenarians Do I have them? They cannot be had Do they have me? Again, not really. Roles: parent...

Wednesday, June 15, 2016

How do we stop violence?

In the wake of the recent tragedy in Orlando, I have been privileged to converse with several friends and relatives who are in favor of inc...

Saturday, May 7, 2016

Love is in no Diamond

Diamonds Don’t buy diamonds for me, my love Nor plastic that lasts though the earth tries to absorb Love is a handful of...

Sunday, May 1, 2016

Two lives, two dreams.

I have not one life, But two Not one dream But two And How they belong to each other I never knew When I lived...

Thursday, August 13, 2015

A reflection on Love

I Corinthians13:1 If I speak in the tongues [ a ] of men or of angels, but do not have love, I am only a resounding gong or a cla...

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