Category Archives: adventures

Wood of the West…and some other stuff.

Posted on August 25, 2016 by Janette

On my recent trip out to Utah and Arizona, I was ready to see lots of rocks in all the warm hues I could think of.  (I wasn’t disappointed either!)  What I didn’t plan on, was seeing so many dead … Continue reading →

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Red Rock Road Trip 2016!

Posted on July 14, 2016 by Janette

Since returning to the states a few months ago, I’ve been very excited to start exploring my own country once again.  After almost three years of not seeing any new US areas, it was time to have an adventure. I’ve … Continue reading →

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The Blue and the Grey

Posted on June 29, 2016 by Janette

About 10 years ago I went to the National Civil War Museum.  Like any historical museum, it was filled with exhibits that made you think, made you sad and sometimes made you angry with regards to how people justified backward … Continue reading →

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Lasts

Posted on January 25, 2016 by Janette

“Firsts” are always something to get excited about.  They are markers of time and of life: first kiss, first car, first boyfriend, first job. Usually, they are special memories surrounded in puffy white clouds and sparkles when we think back … Continue reading →

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A Link to the Past

Posted on November 29, 2015 by Janette

Around 40,000 years ago, when modern humans were reaching as far as Australia and Europe, a few in a cave, just outside Makassar, Sulawesi, Indonesia, decided to get creative. Besides pictures of animals, which cropped up in a few other … Continue reading →

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Lost in Translation…or just communication

Posted on October 7, 2015 by Janette

My walk to work every morning takes about 15 minutes.  It’s about a mile of walking through the neighborhood and includes passing no less than four security checkpoints.  These areas are for neighborhood safety patrols because everyone basically lives in … Continue reading →

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What I won’t miss…seriously

Posted on October 1, 2015 by Janette

I’ve already set the record straight by telling everyone that although I live in a country that has numerous places that are classified as “tropical paradises,” I still live in a city.  A big, polluted, still-developing, over-populated, traffic-jammed city.  My … Continue reading →

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I Never Want to be Famous….

Posted on August 31, 2015 by Janette

Let me just say that being famous is the worst thing in the world in my opinion.  Having complete strangers stalk you, take your picture when you don’t want them to, making every piece of your life public, would be … Continue reading →

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7th Grade Welcome Ceremony

Posted on August 17, 2015 by Janette

I’m so happy that I was able to be a part of the 7th grade welcome ceremony.  On the first Thursday after we went back to school, the entire new 7th grade class gathered in the assembly hall on the … Continue reading →

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A Vacation in Pictures

Posted on August 15, 2015 by Janette

I don’t have some amazing story or crazy adventure to accompany the following photos.  Basically, I loved Lombok and the Gili islands so much last year, that I decided to return this year and explore for a little longer.  And…it … Continue reading →

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