August 2011
21 posts
Golfing: The preppy clothes are cute, but my lack...
Based on my blog content this month, you’d think I spent the entire summer, apart from my time in Nicaragua, indoors reading. In reality, I think this has been one of the busiest (but also most fun?) summers on record. We’ve been beaching, sightseeing, traveling and family-ing for two months straight. Oh, and hacking. Golf balls, that is.
When Mark’s parents were here several...
"I know that you work in a nonprofit, but what,...
[This question was asked by Anonymous - hello out there! - and I accidentally deleted it before I could answer it.]
I am a finance manager which means that I do nerdy accounting-type things (budgets, financial reports, oversee local finance officers, etc) for our six country offices.
I also spend a lot of time doing internal audits which send me abroad several times a year to fascinating,...
Faltas de comunicación
“Speak now or forever hold your peace”
The saying as we know it in the US.
“Speak now or forever hold your pee”
The saying as understood until now by my confused Nicaraguan colleague.
Hoy conduzco!
Last week I mentioned that I booked a plane ticket to Nicaragua and indeed I did. I’ve spent the past two days sweating around Managua and spending hours with sketchy lawyers in dingy back alley offices (sans air-conditioning or fans).
Today is a very important day at work but I’m spending the morning mentally preparing myself for today’s solo drive in a rental car across...
"Wow, you're really strong"
…said a man in my spin class this weekend as I cranked away on my bike, beads of sweat flying everywhere.
In high school, I was that girl who stepped away from the volleyball as it came near her, nearly failed gym class for lack of participation (more than once) and was all-star cheerleader.
Now, I CHOOSE to participate in athletic, gym class-like activities and I’m GOOD at them!
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