I’m back in the hot seat again. It’s in the 90s in Makassar and traffic is the same old-same old. The house is big and many of my things are packed away somewhere in the cupboards. I arrived here last night and did a little shopping upon arrival. When [...]
Yes, yes, yes, tomorrow, I’ll be flying the wild blue yonder back to my home away from home away from home, Indonesia. I’ve talked to quite a few of you this summer (and visited far fewer). Hopefully, I’ll do some more travelling next summer and see y’all. The summery days seem to [...]
I’m knocking some time off in DC as I dry some of my clothes at the hotel. My flights to Indonesia are slated to begin the 26th. This is contingent upon my Indonesian visa being in hand. One concern is that I sent a personal check for the visa fee. There [...]
The unofficial date of departure has been set as 27 August. The Jakarta office wants us to arrive on the 28th with orientation of the 29th and 30th. This means I have a little over two weeks left to create mayhem in my native land. Of course, the mayhem is really created [...]
I’ll write more at length in a few days. I’ve just completed a whirlwind tour of Idaho (to see my eldest brother and his family), Colorado (to see friends from my undergraduate days), and the Ann Arbor area (to see another mix of friends). I had a great time going about it all. [...]