For the past several years, I have made hand-lettered Christmas cards for several of my friends at college. I've shared some of those here. This year is the first year that the designs were 100% my own, and also the first year that I've incorporated color. I went simple in the color department- black pen … Continue reading Hand-Lettered Christmas Cards
I am by no means a professional cook or baker (although I have worked in those capacities, I'm not an expert), but I'd say I'm a pretty decent cook and baker. And breakfast foods are definitely my forte. A few years ago, my brother started a list of 1,000 things to know on his blog. … Continue reading Making French Toast
My brother has been chiding me for my lack of posts in the past few months and also mentioned that it's been awhile since I've done a "Life Lately" post, so I figured I'd better get on that (Thanks Chris!). Here's what I've been up to: Spending most of my time... student teaching and preparing … Continue reading Life Lately 11-14-15
Over the past few weeks, I have been reading everything I can find about Moldova, particularly blogs written by past and present Peace Corps volunteers in Moldova. These blogs have been invaluable to me as I try to prepare myself for two years in a place that is very different from the United States. One … Continue reading Asking Myself “Why Not?” Instead of “Why?”
Way back in June, I stumbled across an article that just happened to be on the Peace Corps official blog. I don't even remember what the article was about, but I clicked some links and ended up on the Peace Corps website. I probably spent about five hours that day checking out practically every page … Continue reading Embarking on New Journeys
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