11.10.08
A few work blog posts
So I was not the most prolific blogger on my trip to Lebanon and Syria to visit Iraqi refugees. I could give a laundry list of reasons (tops would be hit-and-miss connectivity), but I did get a couple of things up for work. I’ve included a few links below – saves me from cutting and pasting, and you can show the CRS blog a little love 
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Bishop Audo talking about interfaith relations in Aleppo, Syria
Tour guide reciting the Lord’s Prayer in Aramaic
Reflection on visit to confidential shelter for women
Photo of super-cute little girls posing with items from their grandmother’s dry goods shop, partially funded through CRS
Recap of my first meeting with an Iraqi refugee family in their home
11.08.08
Not a single good picture of a buggy
A couple of months ago Matt asked if I wanted to drive up to Pennsylvania with him to check out a whitewater canoe for work. It was my first venture into Amish country and of course it was picturesque and idyllic – until I started thinking about how much work it would be to run full farms without machinery. I’m glad there are people who carry on that traditional lifestyle, but I don’t think I have it in me.
Matt did end up purchasing the canoe, so with the boat strapped on the roof, we started back and stopped at this great (read: touristy) market/nursery for lunch. The nursery was gorgeous and we bought our first tree for our new house, a rosebush and a butterfly bush.
Of course, all of this had to go inside the rig since the canoe was on the roof -
So after wrestling the plants inside the car, we ordered sandwiches at the market. The store had all of these great baked goods and we couldn’t resist a black raspberry pie -
06.09.08
Strange sight in DC…
…that was not the product of heat exhaustion (I think). A protest group against reliance on oil rode their bicycles through the city – naked, or as close to naked as legally possible. It definitely grabbed attention. We were in the city showing friends from CA the sights (albeit in a slogging, humidity-induced haze), and were just talking about how Matt and I don’t mind taking all of our visitors to DC because we always see something different. You can check out the official link for the group, but I don’t think I’ll be posting my photos of the protest here (love you Gram!). I have no idea about the ideologies of the group or their affiliations, but hey, a protest this extreme at least needs a blog mention, right?
06.02.08
Chinatown in Toronto
This toy display was too funny. You can’t tell from the photo, but all of the dolls were in motion.
