Showing posts with label home. Show all posts
Showing posts with label home. Show all posts

Tuesday, January 20, 2009

Christmas 2008

I am embarrassed to say that I brought my camera home for Christmas to snap some pictures of my family over the holidays, but after looking over the roll, I realized I only had about 5 total. I took a few more with my mom's camera, but didn't download them on my computer.


Here is a picture of one of the many snowy days in Minnesota.


My two brothers, Cory (left) and Tony (right) and Martin found the legos. They spent the better part of an afternoon building spaceships and aircraft carriers. They made fun of my "girly" house with flowers in the front.


Martin and Dahlton (my nephew) bonding. Unfortunately, I don't have any current pictures of my niece...I will have to ask my mom to send some.

Monday, September 1, 2008

I'm back...

Well folks, I'm officially back! I've been here a week--it is a little strange to transition back into American culture. I've only bowed to one person (at a store after receiving my money, of which I accepted with two hands) and haven't had too many problems with speaking English (although, people really seem to fire questions at me quickly enough that I can't always follow). Anyway, I'm thinking about the continuation of this blog (or not continuing). I am still unsure about this, so I guess I will make a decision and keep it going until a decision is made.

My adventures are far from over--I have plans to travel to and in South America for a few months next spring (anybody want to join me?), not to mention moving to the Anaheim area in a couple of weeks. My travels up to this point have only fueled my desire to continue traveling and exploring. I'm interested in lots of 'mini-retirements' throughout my life (Korea was a nice pseudo-retirement for me--lots of vacations and a totally different environment), and hope to have lots and lots of stories to tell when I am old! :)

It has been fun being home--I have had the chance to see family before they all take off for college and the Air Force. Also, my boyfriend flew in for the long weekend (a surprise!) and it was really fun to see him on my home turf! I have yet to get a cell phone and am in the market for a car (specifically a new-ish Toyota if you know anyone), but I am looking forward to seeing friends in the coming weeks!