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The splendor of the Pacific: May 2008
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The splendor of the Pacific. Sunday, May 11, 2008. There are plusses and minuses to being surrounded by “free-range children.” I have written here several times about the much more lax parenting style here. Well, having so much freedom and very little structure is probably healthier for the kids (as opposed. Today was mothers’ day, and the little hellions at church were in fine form! Sitting quietly ignoring their antics and giving them money to buy the corn-nuts! Happy Mother’s Day mom! When I arrive in...
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The splendor of the Pacific: April 2010
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The splendor of the Pacific. Monday, April 05, 2010. One of These People is Not Like the Other Ones. Remember that segment on Sesame Street which challenges kids to figure out which of the objects in a group is different from the rest? Sunday, April 04, 2010. Watching kids with home-made noisemakers made. From palm fronds, watching the sun set from a nice little beach that I never took much notice of before, and dozens of friendly "hello's", "Yokwe's" and "Goodnight's" from people who I've never met befo...
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The splendor of the Pacific: May 2009
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The splendor of the Pacific. Saturday, May 30, 2009. Sagada, Luzon, Philippines. To get from Banaue to Sagada, you must cross a perilous mountain round for about two hours to Bontoc, and then switch to a Jeepney for another hour over unpaved mountain roads to Segada. But Sagada itself is definitely worth the hassle it takes to get there. After spending a morning trekking across Rice Terraces (which was spectacular, by the way! The bus was packed to the gills with people and luggage:. Up staying. Elly...
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The splendor of the Pacific: Winding Down
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The splendor of the Pacific. Sunday, April 04, 2010. It was great to get out on Easter evening and just feel alive and a part of the island community. It's amazing the little wonderful things that I miss out on because I'm too busy hibernating in my house. Tonight some of these wonderful little things were: seeing my little friend Blueberry (whom I didn't recognize until he called me "blueberry.I was the one wearing a blue shirt afterall! Watching kids with home-made noisemakers made. Cullen, Clay, and C...
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The splendor of the Pacific: Malaysia: Kuala Lumpur and Melaka
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The splendor of the Pacific. Tuesday, June 16, 2009. Malaysia: Kuala Lumpur and Melaka. They offer free tickets up to the 41st floor walkway, but you have to arrive early (like before 8am) to queue for them. I hopped on the subway amidst a throng of headscarfs and skullcaps. It was 7:30am: rush hour in KL. There was hardly room to breathe, and I was grateful to. Us to walk around the outer prayer platforms at our own place. It's a beautiful building, and very nice of them to allow us to come visit...
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The splendor of the Pacific: August 2008
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The splendor of the Pacific. Saturday, August 23, 2008. Cheered me up this summer (if you’re reading) thankyou ever so much! You don’t know how much it meant to me! I arrived very late that night (11pm) in Joburg and to. Ok a taxi to the hostel I was staying at. It was dead of winter and I thought I would freeze! 8221; He told us. P (Lindiwe and my favorite! We discovered some lovely taxidermy on display and took some photos. Lindiwe thought that the hyena was a dog until she saw it from the front si...
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The splendor of the Pacific: One of These People is Not Like the Other Ones
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The splendor of the Pacific. Monday, April 05, 2010. One of These People is Not Like the Other Ones. Remember that segment on Sesame Street which challenges kids to figure out which of the objects in a group is different from the rest? Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). View my complete profile. Cullen, Clay, and Cash. Honor and Jeremy Sharp. Katherine and Jason Bell. Sunny and Clay Thomas.
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The splendor of the Pacific: I *heart* Singapore
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The splendor of the Pacific. Saturday, June 13, 2009. Singapore is the cleanest, most organized city that I've ever experienced! That's thanks to the government and their excessive system of fining people for anything and everything. If you're. The MRT is never crowded, the. Buses all look like they just rolled off the showroom floor, and everything runs on schedule like clockwork! Even Little India and Chinatown are clean, organized, and calm! This is truly a unique place! With a gigantic bachelor popul...
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The splendor of the Pacific: April 2008
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The splendor of the Pacific. Saturday, April 05, 2008. I am in love. It comes in the strangest and most unexpected ways, doesn’t it? I was not expecting this, but it’s a wonderful surprise. Cellent internet love-life luck – she met her husband there) with the subject line “Please Don’t Kill Me”. “What is she up to now? 8221; I thought. Well, just as I had given up on internet romance, she ran into a cute English guy online who had served in my mis. Nds, and I was excited for someone new to come hang out ...
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The splendor of the Pacific: July 2008
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The splendor of the Pacific. Sunday, July 20, 2008. Celebrity Morph by MyHeritage. Thursday, July 17, 2008. The staff at CMI put in so much work to make it absolutely beautiful. Now that I’ve been teaching at CMI for 2 years, I have taught or advised more of our students and so the event was more meaningful. I’m so excited for the wonderful things that our graduates are going to go out and do. Many of the elementary school teachers that I taught at CMI are headi. Hs on an isolated island with a populatio...
