I enjoy discussion around here, so I think I’m going to make more of an effort to have more of those kinds of posts. (I enjoyed the one we had a while back.) How do you think we should react to cultures around us? If you moved to another country, do we have any obligation to that country (the “host country”) at all? Should you learn the language? Eat the food? Celebrate your host country’s holidays? How about your home…
**UPDATED: The death toll is at 450 according to this report. My pseudo-home-country has been hit with an earthquake. Please keep the people in Peru in your prayers, especially the families of the 17 people who have been killed. From CNN.com: A magnitude 7.9 earthquake struck off the coast of central Peru on Wednesday evening, killing 17 people and leaving 70 hurt, Peruvian media reported…The quake was felt for two minutes, according to Peruvian media. Broken windows were reported in…
**I apologize, this post was started and supposed to be finished on Saturday, but alas… I didn’t get it done. Apparently, last Saturday was the most popular day this year to get married. Anyone had a wedding to go to? I did. :-) We had a great time, although we really didn’t know anyone else except for the bride and groom. I enjoyed dancing a lot. I wish Paul would have danced with me! I wish we knew how to…
If I had heard this song last summer, I would have played this at our reception. This is for all those long-distance relationships out there. [kml_flashembed movie=”http://www.youtube.com/v/h_m-BjrxmgI” height=”350″ width=”425″ /] Hey There, Delilah by Plain White T’s Hey there Delilah What’s it like in New York City? I’m a thousand miles away But girl tonight you look so pretty Yes you do Times Square can’t shine as bright as you I swear it’s true Hey there Delilah Don’t you worry…
We’re back from Indiana and had an absolutely WONDERFUL trip! More about that later. :-) For now, I wanted to mention a few things. Beth wrote a post today entitled, “How to Survive on a Grad Student’s Stipend“. I thought it was excellent. Beth has been very inspiring to me recently as I look at our finances and rue how much more we have until we are out of debt. She encourages me to live simpler and thereby able to…