michael kuany [rebuild sudan] and dave gerber [mosaic]

little ones [juba, sudan]

soccer game [juba, sudan]

ethiopian sunset [addis ababa, ethiopia]

waiting… lots of waiting [addis ababa, ethiopia]

i really cannot believe it… am i seriously going to africa? yes… four days of travel to get there, by sunday night i’ll be hearing the story of the lost boys of sudan while sitting in an african hut. wow. i am humbled at the chance to go. thank you all who have been apart of sending me there.

a quick recap of our schedule is as follows…

may 21-23 – team departs
San Francisco, CA to
Boston, MA to
Frankfurt, Germany to
Addis, Ethiopia to
finally… we arrive in Juba, Sudan

may 24 – drive to Bor, Sudan
visioning meeting with michael

may 25-30 – project
project programming/site investigation
site surveying
visit nearby schools
utility investigations
final design presentation

may 31 – transit to Uganda

june 1-3 – african safari

june 4 – review project with eMi Uganda office
kevin and dave depart

june 5, 6, 7 – sarah/aryn/jill in Uganda
aryn departs the 7th

june 8-12 – photography/graphic design workshop
sarah & jill teach workshop for school from 11-1 for high schoolers and 1-3 for elementary students

june 14-17 – Lyra project
sarah and jill travel to Lyra with eMi to design an orphanage in central Uganda

june 18 – sarah & jill leave for home

the scenery isn’t unique… drive anywhere away from the mountains, the ocean, the city and the scene will be the same. wide expanses of openness fill the horizon as far as the eye can see, fields of grain wave to the ever present wind, and the playful clouds hang suspended above my head. i’ve seen the same views around the world, but it feels different here. the kansas plains connect to a core of who i am and remind me i am home.

the kansas plains are unassuming and unpretentious. they host roads which don’t ask me to drive faster nor contain traffic which requires me to drive slower. they grant me to permission to weave between their boundaries and live within their presence without question. they simply exist in the stillness of those who’ve come before me and those who will follow. i am but a dot in their history and recognize my smallness in their humble expanse. no place else have i been given so much yet expected nothing in return. without intending to, the plains of kansas have taught me to be still… i’ve learned from them what it means to simply be and what it feels like to come home.

i’m selling my photos online to support our trip to sudan! it’s much easier this year to purchase a photograph… order anything you want online, pay with credit card and have it shipped to you directly!!

check out my online gallery here: 3see.zenfolio.com

if there are photos you’ve seen that aren’t online, just email me.
if you want a size that is not there, just email me.
if i can do anything else to help you out, you guessed it, just email me.

prices are cheaper this time as well, woot woot! economic times hit everyone and i want to be sure all of my work is affordable so you can purchase one and help us rebuild sudan. prices are as follows:
4×6 - $12
5×7 - $15
8×10 - $20
11×14 - $40
16×24 - $60
so please purchase a photograph at 3see.zenfolio.com to adorn your wall, give as a gift, or sit on your desk!

if you want to wait to buy one of my photographs after i return from sudan, i totally understand! just let me know by sending me an email (jsornson@gmail.com) so i can begin estimating how much funding i still need to raise!

thank you much!

an update on me from Jill Sornson on Vimeo.