Just one job!

August 20, 2019

So on my recent trip to Australia on break with dear friends from home, we drove along the coast with breathtaking views around every curve (see video clip) and my friend who was driving on the left-hand side of the road/right-hand side of the car, told a funny story about how when you’re the driver, […]

Learning Dependence

August 12, 2019

(originally distributed July 15, 2019) So, I’ve wanted to write an update for some time. Things have been rather hectic, and then I got stranded in a location with questionable internet because of a volcanic eruption (who says that?). So, while you all were celebrating with fireworks, I was hoping there wouldn’t be anymore! Now […]

Remember Who Does the Measuring

May 30, 2019

As a task oriented person, I have a running to do list. Things I would like to be able to cross off (or in my case erase off my whiteboard.) But every week it seems like I cross 2 off and add 4 new ones. It was that way at home, but here it seems […]

The Land of the Unexpected

January 26, 2019

Expect the unexpected. . . I feel like this theme has come up a few times in the past several weeks, even before I got here. They call PNG the land of the unexpected, which is hard for someone who likes to plan and prepare and be structured. But it’s been an amazing lesson in […]