This weekend I traveled over 300 miles on my motorcycle. This might not sound like a huge distance if you’re using the interstate as your point of reference, but realize that it took us over 16 hours to cover that amount of distance. That’s over 16 hours to get from Spokane to Seattle. So there’s [...]
I never got this posted in December as originally planned. We’ll blame sailing and movie theaters in Accra. But now it’s time for some followup on the beards. Some of the guys left without getting their final photos taken, others didn’t even make it to the end of the month without shaving. These are the [...]
My parents definitely rank at the top of the many blessings God has given me. If you know them you’re aware of how amazing they are, and if you don’t know them… I pity you. What’s more, I have the rare privilege of having my dad visit me a few times a year in Africa [...]
So one of the major benefits of living in a hospital that specializes in surgery is getting to watch said surgeries. We have the opportunity to observe surgery once a year, and I managed to do so a few months ago. At the time there was still a lack of clarity as to the policy [...]
Let’s just say vacation has been a huge blessing already. I’ve done nothing but travel so far – it took me three days just to get out of Sierra Leone. That meant leaving Paris the morning after I got there (read up till 2am and awake at 5:45am to get to the train station on [...]
So I’ve been running around like crazy the last month or so. I mean crazy. I met my deadline at the end of last month and released my first novel, which took a lot more out of me than expected. I was working all day, then staying up until 4am working to get White Shores [...]
I figure that at this rate, within a month or two of moving back to the States, I’m going to either end up dead or in jail. The reasoning behind this revolves largely around how stupid we’re getting here. I mean, not STUPID stupid, but I’ve been doing some less than intelligent stuff lately. The [...]
So I’m struggling to write a post here, and I think it’s largely due to my negligence to do so in a while. There’s been a lot going on, as well, so that doesn’t help to narrow it down. I think I’ll grab a couple of photos and expand upon them. I’ll find some that [...]
I’m trying to get caught up on my 1 photo/day blog posts but I can’t get the photos off of my iPhone. It’s being obstinate to say the least. I’ll get to it, I promise. Life here is good. Of course it’s not without its challenges. At least the challenges are usually interesting. For example: [...]
My dad was here for the last week which was fantastic. It’s great to get a chance to catch up and I’m blessed in that he’ll be visiting the ship 3 times per year while I’m here. His job is to run the logistics for Gateway’s field service (we went to Haiti on mine for [...]
