The front passenger car door suddenly opened. Our driver was noticeably relieved to have his companion back in the car. Martin and I stared at him in disbelief. The passenger had just bought something to drink, probably used the bathroom, and gotten back into the car while we sat in traffic. Creeping through Mumbai in […]
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August began with an ending: the end to my visit with my parents. All-in-all I spent two weeks with them. After we returned from the lake cabin at the end of July, we said good-bye to my friend Grace. Then began a whirlwind week of visiting my extended family.
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As we prepared to return to China, it was only fitting to spend our last week in Europe with our French friends we had made in China. We had traveled with these friends to Fujian province last March; needless to say we love spending time with them and were so grateful they were able
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Martin and I have been living in China for almost seven months. When I first arrived, I was terrified about falling into a ho-hum routine (check out my first post from China). While I have fallen into a routine, I don’t think it is ho-hum. My life here is pretty good. But living in China
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Two days ago, the cool wind flew through my hair while the warm sun shone on my face. The ferry to Mornington Peninsula rocked in the tumultuous water. Martin wandered the boat, taking in everything. It was a glorious day. We had started with getting some coffee and exploring the boutique shops in the posh
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It’s no secret that I love the Minnesota State Fair. Yet, I was a little nervous to return to the fair after traveling this past year. My perspective on the world has changed and I wasn’t sure how the fair would look with my new set of lenses. The fair was different for me this
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Once you get past all the pushy vendors, Playa del Carmen is quite delightful. Martin and I spent four nights in the city of 50,000 people (and growing!) and walked away with several new friends. Playa is the place to be. Instead of going to Cancun, many people just go to Playa now. It is
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