perspective

Lessons from Elizabeth Edwards

December 8, 2010

When the wind does not blow your way, adjust your sails. These words spoken by Elizabeth Edwards on the challenges of life and loss. I’m at a loss for words tonight over news of her death. Earlier this week, we got news of one of Dad’s lifelong friends losing his battle to cancer just one […]






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Obnoxiously expensive London

August 8, 2010

A well traveled friend stopping by London a few weeks ago described this city as obnoxiously expensive.  And that it is.  I remember when I first transferred here back in 2007 how hard it was for me to adjust to the prices.  A box of cereal converted to $5.  A litre of milk $3.50.  A […]






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Perspective

January 22, 2010

It’s been nearly three weeks since we all left the Philippines.  The month-long holiday with the family was slated to be life changing but I didn’t really know then just how much.  During my travels, I will sometimes browse through our pictures and laugh and cry remembering it all.  The love of cousins, the wisdom […]






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The weight of small things

December 20, 2009

A few days ago, the family (about a dozen aunts, uncles and cousins) went back to my Mom’s old elementary school to spread some Christmas cheer to about 300 kids from the barrio. My mom has been sponsoring this yearly Christmas feeding for about two years now but this is the first time she’s had […]






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