The Most Precious Thing

So, of course every time you go to a new city or country, you expect that things will be a little different than home. Sometimes, these things are a bit unexpected. Know what I’m not able to find in Tashkent so far? Bandages! Yes, those little sticky things you...

What’s Up?

Things have been hopping here. My semester has started, I’ve somehow gotten roped into working on a few things for a political campaign; I’ve finished one manuscript and have started two more; there’s still volunteer work to do; and on top of that,...

Getting Ready to Go!

It’s been over a year since we got on a plane and went somewhere on a vacation. We’re planning to leave soon and I’m looking forward to seeing some…interesting…things. Such as: The UFO Watchtower in Hooper, Colorado Hunting for...

Heading to Asia

For a long time, I’ve wanted to be able to spend more than a few days in another country. I wanted to know what it was like to live there, even if it was just for a couple of months. Even better if I had a job, and had to navigate living and working somewhere...

So colorful!

Lately, I have been learning a little bit about Ghanaian fabrics and what the designs they feature mean. Here are a few. Hope you find them as interesting as I do. Gramophone Mpaawa shows the shape of a record or a CD (a CD is apaawa in Twi; mpaawa is the plural...

Do Shirts Go in the Woods?

We all know the old saw about bears, but what about shirts? Turns out our shirts work well while you’re setting up camp, hiking in the wilderness, or packing all your things back to for the return to civilization. Shirt quantities are not limited, but you should...