My name is Caitlin and I am a licensed Civil Engineer. My passion is to support remote impoverished villages worldwide, showing God's love as I help people gain access to safe drinking water, appropriate sanitation and basic hygiene education. I work in partnership with community leaders to produce sustainable projects.
Message from Cait: “All is well! Made it to Bukedea. Thatched huts and very remote just like i like! We walk everywhere and the huts are spaced quite well. I love it. The hut i live in is 5 star. I even have a door! No snakes yet. I was pulled aside as the team … More First message from Cait
Hi Everyone, My name is Melissa and I’ll be Caitlin’s ghostwriter while she’s working and traveling. I won’t be able to give messages to her since she won’t be able to check e-mail very often but I’ll be posting the updates she sends to me as soon as I get them. Cait should be arriving … More Life’s a journey, not a destination
I am waiting at my gate in the Newark Airport. My drilling equipment made it through TSA and none of my carry-on items were removed so the first two wee worrisome steps are over. Next challenge will be getting my equipment through customs in Uganda- sometimes customs gives me a hard time so I don’t … More Only love remains
… It will kill those pesky insects! My dad helped me treat my clothes and mosquito net with Permethrin today. It is a strong pesticide that will be “safe” for me once it dries on the gear. It is supposed to kill mosquitoes on contact (wahoo!) Clothes for my 6-week adventure consist of two tee-shirts, … More If it doesn’t kill me first…
… You’re off to great places! You’re off and away! You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. … … On and on you will hike, And I know you’ll hike far and face up to your problems whatever they are. You’ll get mixed up of course, as you already know. … More Oh, the Places You’ll Go!
I am continuing to pack for the trip and this evening I tried to come up with a type of food plan. Typically, I try to have a couple protein items (tuna pack, power bar, protein pack) per day to supplement the simple meals I eat with the villagers or as a fallback in case … More How many packs of tuna can I cram in my drill kit?
Watch out for that tree! I can always find a way to be a goof – we don’t have vines this big in Jersey!
The training day in Lexington, South Carolina went really well! Getting to spend the weekend with Radius (the organization Hydromissions has partnered with) and hearing why the training day “students” we’re interested in getting involved was really encouraging. Everyone has different backgrounds and talents but all are coming together to serve the common goal of … More Everyone LOVES playing with fire
I am taking my new portable solar charger to test while I am down in SC this weekend… but it didn’t hit me until packing today how suspicious this unit looks- a red led light on the front and if you unzip it, you are met with wires and a battery pack! Haha. I made … More Solar Chargers & South Carolina
Well, I may not be a ninja yet, but I am closer than I was 12 weeks ago! Ok ok, I probably can’t even use the words “I” and “ninja” in the same sentence because I still close my eyes when someone is swinging at me. But, it is more like a quick blink now … More I can train all I want but I will never beat a Chimp with a machete
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