Sunday, April 19, 2009
Photos of Indo
We had a great trip to Indonesia to visit our friends the Baldwins. The kids had a WONDERFUL time together and on the beach. Shae read 4 beach books and totally decompressed. I read some, too, napped and enjoyed the company of our friends and the delight of children playing well together. It was especially what Hannah needed!
Here are photos from our time at the Baldwins' home and then their great resort: Telunas.
These photos are from a great hike to a waterfall on the island where we stayed.
Shae and I were able to tag along one morning for a trip to a neighboring island with a school group from Singapore. We did a small work project and visited with the teachers and children.
Here are photos from our time at the Baldwins' home and then their great resort: Telunas.
These photos are from a great hike to a waterfall on the island where we stayed.
Shae and I were able to tag along one morning for a trip to a neighboring island with a school group from Singapore. We did a small work project and visited with the teachers and children.
Saturday, April 18, 2009
Wednesday, April 8, 2009
Saturday, April 4, 2009
You Know You're in India When...
And your driver breaks to avoid a group of _______________(animal). What's your guess?
4-wheel drive
No, the roads aren't so bad that they require 4-wheel drive here.
The title offers my best word picture of my experience of life here so far. I was musing to Shae last night that I have lots of things I'd like to do (learn Hindi, set up a drying rack for our clothes, respond to your wonderful e-mails/blog comments, for example) but I find these ambitions completely absorbed by the energy required to do life day-to-day here. I feel like I've been driving in 4-wheel drive mode and that uses more gas than usual... I haven't had my usual reserves to pursue and engage with all the things I usually do. Sometimes making a phone call or following up (lots of this required here) just seems more than I can manage.
So, I offer this post as a reflection, an update on my mental/emotional state (for those who are interested) and as an apology for not being as present to you as I would like to be. My weaknesses as a correspondent is magnified while in 4-wheel drive, too. Thank you, friends and family, for loving and reaching out to us even when we aren't as responsive as usual. I feel like we've had to circle the wagons a bit to keep things going on the home front.
With love,
Lisa
The title offers my best word picture of my experience of life here so far. I was musing to Shae last night that I have lots of things I'd like to do (learn Hindi, set up a drying rack for our clothes, respond to your wonderful e-mails/blog comments, for example) but I find these ambitions completely absorbed by the energy required to do life day-to-day here. I feel like I've been driving in 4-wheel drive mode and that uses more gas than usual... I haven't had my usual reserves to pursue and engage with all the things I usually do. Sometimes making a phone call or following up (lots of this required here) just seems more than I can manage.
So, I offer this post as a reflection, an update on my mental/emotional state (for those who are interested) and as an apology for not being as present to you as I would like to be. My weaknesses as a correspondent is magnified while in 4-wheel drive, too. Thank you, friends and family, for loving and reaching out to us even when we aren't as responsive as usual. I feel like we've had to circle the wagons a bit to keep things going on the home front.
With love,
Lisa
Wednesday, April 1, 2009
Why you shouldn't pick basil from your neighbor's yard
Why you shouldn't pick basil from your neighbor's yard... ahem.
p.s. Happy to say my neighbor is a Spaniard (don't think he's Hindu) and in my defense, I was having Shae's team over for dinner, had scoured 4-5 stores for it, and then resorted to picking... I thought it was an amusing anecdote, shared it at dinner, where I learned about "Tulsi".
p.s. Happy to say my neighbor is a Spaniard (don't think he's Hindu) and in my defense, I was having Shae's team over for dinner, had scoured 4-5 stores for it, and then resorted to picking... I thought it was an amusing anecdote, shared it at dinner, where I learned about "Tulsi".
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