Today I am remembering the wonderful opportunities I had as I entered into my PhD studies. I was offered awesome scholarships to study with amazing people at the: University of Umeå, Sweden; the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia; Harvard, Cambridge, Massachusetts; University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario; and UCLA, Los Angeles, California. I have… Continue reading Remembering
Voices Forever
I watched an episode of The No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency, a production out of Botswana, on Youtube. I love everything about this production, the cast, the characters, the story, the portrayed culture, and the music. “Wouldn’t it be great,” I thought, “to have music like that playing through ordinary life events!” This led me… Continue reading Voices Forever
Waitin’ for the Window
Technology is changing so quickly now that there is no keeping up with it. Purchasing anything technological is like stepping onto a moving escalator, you are only staying in the same place and up to date with your item for a nanosecond, then it is uncool, and within months, sometimes days, it is obsolete. So,… Continue reading Waitin’ for the Window
Tonic
Sometimes a change is as good as a rest. The past weekend was one of those times. On Thursday night of last week, Attila and I loaded Iris the trailer with our belongings, and hooked her up to Tank the FJ Cruiser. When Attila got home from work on Friday, it took us less than… Continue reading Tonic
Attila Eats With Me
It seems in the last post, and in this post, I am trying to reorient myself to reality. As always, when I spend a great deal of time dealing with issues far from the cocoon of safety Attila and I call home, disorientation can develop. The summer has been eventful and stressful, with the arrival… Continue reading Attila Eats With Me