I know we’re new to this Foreign Service thing, but I have a hard time imagining that we’re going to find household staff in other countries that love and care for us as warmly as Norma and Rudy. I’m not lying, they feel like part of our family now and I’m going to...
On Monday we had the pleasure of taking Nick’s parents to Ocean Adventure in Subic Bay for an up-close-and-personal encounter with the dolphins. Nick and I did this back in May of 2010 and decided it was one of those must-do experiences for his parents. Boy oh boy did they love it...
Hi All- One of my favorite annual traditions is to reflect on the year I’m finishing and set some intentions for the year ahead. This year I happened to stumble across a really great tool that is facilitating the process for me. It’s an online writing initiative titled...
The night I had been waiting for months to arrive was finally upon us! After all the fundraising, all the wrapping and all the transporting, it was finally time to give out the gifts… and what a grand time we had folks! It’s impossible for me to describe the level of joy I...