Sat 15 Nov 2008
I have felt atypically productive in the last few days, knocking a few nagging items off my to-do list (finish writing report cards, renew my car’s expired registration, book my return flight to Cayman after Christmas).
While I’m in this productive mood, I thought I’d take a few moments on this hot, sunny Saturday morning in November to post some pictures from the last five months.
From Vietnam, Rachel, Anna and I returned to Pennsylvania for a bookend to our year. MCC has all of its SALT volunteers return to the site of their orientation sessions for a re-entry conference (or dis-orientation session), to prepare us for the challenges of reentering our home communities.
A family reunion was next on the itinerary after I returned to Canada. This was my first time meeting my youngest nephew, and only the third time I had seen his older brother.
Despite having perhaps unrealistically high expectations for the reunion after spending a year away from my extended family, the week we spent together at a Christian resort in Ontario’s cottage country came remarkably close to meeting them.
Next up: photos of Cayman. But that post will have to wait; there are Pirates’ Week celebrations happening on the island today, and I intend to check them out. Perhaps even take some pictures.
