We’re doing it. This year we’ve decided we are going to embrace the cold world of northern Minnesota and be outside in the snow. Pete grew up skiing, but I usually spent my winters inside and on stage. Our year in Kenya has probably been my favorite winter due to the 70-80 degrees through the winter months. But this year we decided to get all the snow gear and be outside as much as possible.
Pete and I had the most spectacular adventure in October! (Happy to finally be sharing it with you!) We traveled together – yes, just the two of us – to East Asia. Pete was invited by the to teach with the Comprehensive Advanced Life Support (CALS) program in Bangkok for the United Nations International Organization for Migration. He had previously taught the course many times throughout Minnesota and Kenya, as well as for the U.S. State Department in San Francisco a few years ago. This course in Bangkok offered instruction to doctors and nurses from Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia, Nepal, Sri Lanka, and El Salvador. We considered taking the kids along, too, but they’d miss school and the massive time change would be hard on them for such a short trip. So our dear friend, Lisa, stayed with Ella and Sam, and the two of us flew to the other side of the globe.
