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It was awesome! It is for good reason that Scripture portays the culmination of human history as a wedding feast. Here is a gallery of images from Claire and John’s wedding.
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Reclaiming the Shire
It has now been two weeks and David and I are getting settled into our life back in East Lansing. I LOVE the fall and clean crisp air. Great for running, biking and walking. This is not Dili, to be … Continue reading
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Goodbye, Timor
David: I hate saying goodbyes, especially those that have a finality about them. John Paul told Sr. Guilhermina that he didn’t want to come to the airport because it was too hard to say goodbye. I understand. Our final … Continue reading
Posted in Canossians, Dili, School, Timor-Leste, VOICA
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Sister Acts
As we near the end of our time here, normal experiences acquire a poignancy that we might not otherwise notice. Sr. Juliana’s birthday celebration is an example. It was a grand occasion, every one of the nearly fifty Canossian sisters … Continue reading
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Mad dogs, Englishmen and Expats
None of the above have the sense to get out of the noon-day sun. On Saturday I completed my third “Dili walk” with a group of hearty, slightly insane, and interesting foreigners, mostly from downunder, who think that fun is … Continue reading
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Growing Pains or Worse?
I have been interested in development issues ever since high school. A huge book for me was The Ugly American. I went off to Northwestern University in 1968 with the idea of entering the Foreign Service. I was determined to … Continue reading
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Counting Down
We will be in Dili for 5 more weeks. I realize how much I have adapted to this strange place and am a little nervous about adjusting back to life in the wealth and comforts of the USA. I remember clearly … Continue reading
Posted in Daily life, Dili, Timor-Leste
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Who Am I?
No, this is not a knock-knock joke. I have found myself thinking a great deal about who I am in Timor-Leste compared to the person I am in the USA. The persons are startingly different, hardly recognizable to each other. … Continue reading
Posted in Daily life, Dili, Timor-Leste
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Midterm Examination
This week we are doing midterm exams. As every teacher knows, exams not only measure student achievement. They can tell us something about a teacher. If students haven’t learned, then whatever else they may have done, teachers haven’t taught. Any definition of … Continue reading
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