Category Archives: The Road Home

On Sunday after attending our Grandma’s 90th birthday party we officially were back in our house for the first time in nine months.  After making a mess out of our garage and finding mouse droppings in our box spring we decided … Continue reading →

There is much we have been processing over the past two weeks we have been back in the country. Some things are heavier than others and it is interesting just to notice all of the things that seem out of … Continue reading →

There were many highlights of our three night and two day stopover in the Washington DC area. Besides seeing some of the incredible monuments and museums of the city, including the Crime & Punishment Museum, the Museum of African Art, … Continue reading →

This morning, we got up early to get on the Metro and hopefully get into DC at a good time because we had lots we wanted to do.  We bought our day passes and headed through the gates at the … Continue reading →

It’s been so nice to spend the past week with family and friends on the East Coast. We have divided our time between three states and five different stops… First we enjoyed two days in Virginia with Erin’s family–including her … Continue reading →

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Nearly every May I think about where I was during the first three weeks of that month in 1999 and I get excited for the students who are involved in one of the best opportunities I had as an undergraduate … Continue reading →

We arrived in Philadelphia Thursday afternoon and had the pleasure of meeting our nephew, Oscar, for the first time. It is so good to be here hanging out with him and his parents. We have been looking forward to seeing … Continue reading →

We are back on American soil, exactly seven months after we left the country. Our nearly 40 hours of travel went by fairly quickly and we were once again well occupied by the in-flight entertainment system on Qatar Airlines. Erin’s … Continue reading →