Every time I have gone to one of the malls in the last month I have said to myself (and aloud to anyone with me) “Thank God they have the winter stuff out.” Why do I keep saying this, and why do I keep taking pictures? Because I am in Johor, Malaysia, approximately 100 miles Read more

I haven’t posted in over a week because I had a cold. I feel like I am catching colds here constantly! My guess is that since this is a part of the world I have never been to, I have never been exposed to any of these germs, so my immune system isn’t very good Read more

One of the truly amazing things about my apartment here is the view. Not only to I have a large balcony off of my living room, there is also a small balcony off of the large spare room and I have a full-wall window in my bedroom. I am on the 9th floor (which in Read more

When I finally got a long-term rental and started driving to work, I was unsure where to park. There is “Director” and “Priority” parking in front of our building. Everyone else parks on the side of the building, on the street or somewhere along the building next-door (our warehouse and soon to be training center). Read more

Living in the tropics, everything is always in bloom. Fortunately for me since it is all (to my immune system) new plant life, I don’t seem to be allergic to any of it (unlike in the states where I am allergic to EVERYTHING. I am always taking pictures of the flowers and plants around me. Read more

I think what makes everything almost surreal about living in Malaysia is that everything around me is just a little.bit.different.  Everything is green, but it’s a different green that I normally see in the summer in the US, a bit darker maybe? Not as dark as pine, but darker.  There are flowers everywhere, but different Read more

Growing up, many of our adventures included our Nana. Nana took us on trips all of the time; some were nearby, trips to Boston or shopping in Kittery. Some were longer trip – Pennsylvania to visit her Aunt Florence, Kentucky to visit with her brother Uncle Allan and his family, and Nova Scotia to stay Read more

One of my plans for my year in Malaysia was to write. I love writing, have always wanted to be a writer and my time in Malaysia is the perfect time to start writing. But then life got in the way. I got sick, a coworker died, and of course, the work that I am Read more