Aug

31

Comfortably uncomfortable

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Occasionally, though, I do think fondly of my ultra-modern Yaletown apartment, with its cleaning service, huge computer monitor and instant access to everything. I’ll be cured of the travel bug when those days of longing for familiar create comforts exceed the exciting days of discovery and new pleasures.
~ Darren Barefoot
i was working on a post […]

Aug

30

Fill my fridge with postcards!

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… seriously!
i had to leave the previous big corkboard filled with your beautiful postcards/stamps in storage with my mom. lots of room on the fridge now though!
Jennifer Hawke
c/o MUA
PO Box 701
Charlestown, Nevis
WEST INDIES
we headed up to the campus for the first time today and i was totally happy to see a […]

Aug

30

The creepy and the crawly

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[photo credit: Jonathan. click on the picture to go to more of his photos on flickr.]
each and every night we have been lulled to sleep by the sound of little frogs with big voices. they sort of sound like car alarms, but aren’t terribly annoying unless they’re RIGHT OUTSIDE your bedroom window. […]

Aug

29

Sunshine

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Aug

28

This time next week…

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MUA orientation is held on Monday, September 3rd. this time next week, i will be actually starting classes. and the day after classes start, is my 30th birthday. then the day after that, Jonathan leaves for Vancouver.
looks like it’s going to be a full week with a few ups and one major […]

Aug

26

Snorkeling!

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while this is much more Jonathan’s thing than mine (personally, i’m a bit freaked out seeing even small squid up close!), we have *great* gear and sort of made this joking pact to go Every Single Day while he’s here. so far we’re keeping that promise.
yesterday, Dr. D (a prof at MUA) contacted me […]

Aug

25

The house! It’s great!

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please take note of the goats. they are super awesome.
also, the yard is nice and big and fenced. i think Maddy would love it. er, when she’s not loving the air conditioning or cool shaded veranda.
i absolutely adore the new house. it’s fantastic and small and clean and fun […]

Aug

25

Another morning, another cup of coffee

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“All human wisdom is summed up in two words - wait and hope.
~ Alexandre Dumas Père
“The keys to patience are acceptance and faith. Accept things as they are, and look realistically at the world around you. Have faith in yourself and in the direction you have chosen.”
~ Ralph Marston
it’s almost 11am local time and Jonathan […]

Aug

24

First impressions

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it’s a few minutes before 11pm here in Nevis and i woke up in bed wide awake almost two hours ago. after tossing and turning for far too long, i padded quietly downstairs and left Jonathan to snooze in peace. i am sitting with my legs tucked under the coffee table and the […]

Aug

24

Welcome to Miami

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the inside of terminal E and a Jimmy Dean breakfast sandwich are pretty much all we saw of Miami. at 5am local time, the sun was still down. i spent most of the 1 1/2 hour layover stretching and getting the blood flowing again.
the 5 hour leg from LA went […]

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