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  • Life in Laos

    Marital Misunderstandings and Utopia

    by Lisa April 4, 2011
    April 4, 2011

    Successfully navigating that “getting started on Monday morning after a lovely weekend” speed bump is a lot easier when you have an office to go to, I’ve decided. Oh, and …

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  • Life in Laos

    Dead cats, working elephants, new schools, and other tidbits from Laos

    by Lisa March 8, 2011
    March 8, 2011

    It’s a public holiday here in Laos, so Mike and I are celebrating by working together at the kitchen table. Yeah, we really know how to do public holidays in …

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    Birthday Presents and Love Languages

    by Lisa March 4, 2011
    March 4, 2011

    It’s Mike’s birthday today, which thankfully I remembered one fuzzy minute after I woke up. “Happy birthday,” I said, as he placed ginger tea and a plate full of mango …

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    Happiness and the Mango Tree Rains

    by Lisa March 2, 2011
    March 2, 2011

    It rained last night and today – a brief, wet, respite right in the middle of the dry season. Locals have told us that these rains generally come every year, …

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    A busy weekend

    by Lisa February 20, 2011
    February 20, 2011

    On Friday afternoon good friends from London arrived… with their three small boys in tow (six, three, and 8 months). They are staying a week, and Mike and I have …

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    Battling acedia through energetic engagement

    by Lisa February 14, 2011
    February 14, 2011

    I’m happy to report that the weekend was acedia free and full instead of life admin like grocery shopping (hooray for cheese imported from New Zealand and ground beef from …

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