Two more years!

Tai Shan is going to stay until 2009! That is the best news in the world. I am going to spend plenty of quality time catching up with him in May. I have the biggest smile on my face...HURRAY for the National Zoo!!!

He is now 1.5 years old and 125 lb. They just inseminated his mom, Mei, so perhaps a sibling is on the way! I will have to move back to DC if that is the case:)

Recent happenings in Bris-Vegas

My friend Stephen "Gidget" came to visit from Melbourne. I met him in '98 at James Cook University in Townsville. By the way mom, are you jealous of Todd's t-shirt?














Todd, Greter, and Katia at a b-day party at the Story Bridge Hotel. CHOICE view!















"Moooommmmmm....dad is hurting me with clean water and soap!!!!"

Another sad week

Violence in this world is never ending. Now a tragedy that struck close to home. We all know what I am talking about. I was reading through the names and info about the victims and they all grew up next to me. Many of them went to my high school and lived down the road. So very very very sad. My heart goes out to all of the students and parents.

Go Hokies!!!!

curious photos

I am holding a contest! $5 USD to the person who can tell me what is going on in these two photos.

Photo 1. Cambodia: I took this picture of the car next to me. I am looking down at the driver. What is so fucked up about this picture?
















Photo 2. A night out on the town in Cambodia. What is that white stuff on my dress? Before you say cocaine...draw a line on a map from Colombia to Cambodia and ask yourself how likely that is.

...and I am home again

No place like home! Strangely enough I miss PP, I really do. I stopped by Singapore on my way home for some retail therapy and numerous espressos at Starbucks. Yes, we do have Starbucks in Australia but not Cambodia. Plus Singapore has EVERY major clothing store from America. So I shopped at The Gap, Vic's Secret, BCBG, etc. We don't have those stores in Australia. So it was like a little piece of America excpet that gum is illegal and it was much cleaner:)

I am home for the month and then off again May 23rd for Melbourne and the US. It is never ending and I have meetings already booked for September! I will take a long nap after this PhD circus is over!

Weekend in Sihanoukville

Here are some pics of my weekend down south in Sihanoukville. I had a lovely time in my little bungalow perched above the sea. I filled my day by starting out with a breakfast by the sea, followed by a snorkel, a nap, then a swim, then another nap. Finally I had a nice seafood dinner every night and fell asleep to the sounds of the sea under my protective mosquito net. It was heavenly and so much better than PP.

The pictures are of the beach, my bungalow, and moi:)