It Feels Like the First Time!

Now I know that its a good thing when someone says to stand out in the crowd.  You want that individualism and the "Oh, this is me, her...

So on the second half of my year on Utrik, I decided to start an exercise regiment.  And by exercise regiment, I mean running at the air por...

Have you ever been unconnected from the world?  So remote that you can literally focus on what is in front of you without any distractions o...

So while this light, carefree, and funny, I was actually there to do some serious business.  For those of you who don't know, I am a tea...

There were times when I loved my students.  I was so proud of their achievements as well as mine.  There were some days when I genuinely lo...

So Utrik had lots of mosquitoes.  Many many many many mosquitoes.  So much so that I felt that I have become immune to the itchiness.  The r...

So Utrik is a very beautiful island.  Gorgeous blue waters (usually filled with an intense amount of bacteria), beautiful sandy beaches (wat...