Always an Adventure...

1.           I've been having too much fun being 30! 2.           I got assigned to a new work project in May 3.           I traveled around Taiwan doing workshops in May and June 4.           I was visiting Turtle Island for the first time 5.           I was teaching myself how to use Microsoft Excel so I could finish my MA research paper 6.           I was only sleeping 4 hours a night prior to finishing said paper 7.           I was editing my paper 8.           I was finding somewhere to get my paper printed and bound 9.           I was preparing my resear...

I'm already 1/3 of the way through my 30 before 30 goal, that's good news! I have a few more ideas coming up too, one of which is that this coming October will mark 7 years in Taiwan! But for now, let me share a little about my trip back to the cold west! 33-19 degrees - yes, it's a lot cooler here, which means all the pictures of me will be wearing the same hoodie since I only brought one! 24 hours of travel - including a very long trip to the airport. I booked a shuttle van to pick me up at home, and they arrived at 11:30am, to get me to the airport for 4:20pm??? I was thinking I'd get there quite early and could have lunch there, mail something etc. little did I know that after picking me up in Yilan, they'd go south (away from the airport) to Luodong, Nan-fang Ao, and then Su-Ao for other pickups! We didn't even leave Yilan until quarter to 1!! Then we hit torrential rain just past Taipei, so my ride was a little delayed. I flew to Hong Kong without inc...

dearest blog, i have sorely neglected you! fun times and a computer filled with many viruses have conspired to keep me away! i will try to get some pictures up soon though, but here are a few things I got to do: got to hold babies, especially Emily and Parker, my two newest cousins got to see dresses, make phone calls, and visit the location of my sister's wedding! got to meet my sister's fiance got to see the house my parents will be moving to this fall got to visit the beautiful Rockies got to go to my brother's baptism got to eat Mexican, and BBQ, and blueberries

The rumors are true. I'm heading back to Canada this Saturday for a visit! Definitely looking forward to seeing friends and family, and meeting some new family members, most notably my little cousins and my sister's fiance. I'll be in BC and Alberta for the next two weeks. No SK this time unfortunately, but maybe next year!