WoodLand Travels

• One Good Cat 5 years ago
• Top Ten Reasons Why I Think I Might Need a Job 6 years ago Buttercup, Honeybee, Rainforest Green, inspired by my friend, Lizz.   When we moved back to America I bought us a house. I was with my son in DC dragging him to doctor’s appointments and house-viewings. It was a terrible time. He was depressed, but I knew that if we were to come back, we...
• The Time Is Now 6 years ago You just don’t know what’s going to happen when you turn a corner. There I was, walking in my neighborhood in Addis Ababa on what would be my last walk in the neighborhood I had lived in for two years, although I didn’t know it was my last walk at the time.I was taking pictures and trying to...
• The Irony of Winning a Lottery 6 years ago I wanted to write this blog post as an email to my friends and family, those who were on my email list eons ago when I first joined the Peace Corps.But I decided I’d try to share this post with a larger audience.Some of you reading this may remember the name Frosina. She was my host sister...
• Kenya 6 years ago My friend used the word “restorative” when briefly describing our visit to her home, a text sent to my phone in the Nairobi Airport Lounge while waiting to head back to Addis Ababa. That’s the word I would use to describe our entire trip to Kenya. It was so restorative, so complete with...

• Top Ten Reasons To Get Posted To Bangladesh Expat Blog Awards 2013 10.  Traffic Jams.  Most expats who move to Dhaka, Bangladesh have a driver.  The traffic jams are so pervasive and wide spread, no matter where you go you will be caught in one.  These provide wonderful reading opportunities.  Depending on the...

This blog won the Gold Award for best expat blog in Bangladesh!