Monthly Archives: December 2009
Happy Holidays!
Whether you’re at home wrapped in the warmth of family and friends or thousands of miles away wrapped in the warmth of a Peruvian poncho and memories of home… Whether you’re chowing down on a traditional feast of holiday food or making do with the chicken nuggets at the only open restaurant in town… Whether you’re celebrating Christmas or Hanukkah, Festivus or the Solstice… Wherever you are, whoever you are… We wish you the warmth of love, the magic of …
An Incident in India
Our visit to the holy city of Varanasi began horribly. It started with a six-hour wait in the Agra train station, where I watched enormous rats race in and out of offices and even up one man’s back as I waited for our long-delayed train. By the time we got off the train, my purse had been stolen, and I was in a rotten mood. Then spending hours and hours in the train station police office, where I was required …
Pass the Salt Please: Theresa’s Thoughts on 2 Months of Being Home
Yes, friends, it’s been two entire months since our plane touched down in Seattle, putting us back on American soil after 363 days abroad. If I haven’t yet seen you, I apologize. Life back here in the U.S. is busy. Go to the grocery, spend more time than I care to in my car, don’t forget to get gas, run to Target to pick up toilet paper and garbage bags, schedule doctor appointments, figure out insurance options, buy a house. …
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We’ve Got Answers
Thanks to all of those who left us questions when we opened up the floor. Here is our attempt at answering. If you’ve thought of something else you want to ask, go ahead and do so. We have received other questions via email, and we plan to answer those in a later installation. Did you ever have to get medical treatment or even buy medicine? Only two sicknesses stick out in my mind. On New Year’s Eve 2008, two days …
You Vote! Where Next?
So you’re probably wondering just how many “Where Next?” posts we can manage to get up on our blog. Well, friends, this is the last one, and this post requires that you pitch in and help. What we need you to tell us is exactly where we ought to go next. You see, very shortly after we returned to the States, we did a lot of flying around within the country. In the process, we managed to get bumped from …
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