We had friends over for dinner last night for some Latin American food: pupusas, arroz con “pollo”, guacamole, refried beans and pico de gallo. I must be the only one in my family who eats food from 3 or 4 different Latin American countries in one meal. Having been vegetarian for 6 years now it’s [...]
Archive for April, 2006
A Taste of El Salvador:Arepas vs Pupusas
Posted in A Previous Life on April 29, 2006 | 5 Comments »
Strike Two: This must be normal
Posted in A Previous Life on April 27, 2006 | 2 Comments »
I got something in the mail yesterday from Peace Corps, it turned out to be from the department that deals with the medical and dental reimbursements. I followed directions to a “T”: I filled out the form, included a letter explaining why the itemized reciepts were in Thai currency, included the current exchange rate [...]
Looking Back, Leaping Forward
Posted in A Previous Life on April 24, 2006 | 4 Comments »
The event that has been marked on our calendars as the thing tha would suddenly send time into crunch-time mode has finally come and gone: Will’s family coming to visit
Back at the end of last semester we would say to eachother, “You know, as soon as your/my parents come in April, time is just going [...]
Before and After: The Coming Change
Posted in A Previous Life on April 15, 2006 | 1 Comment »
Melbourne is a fairly residential city and home to many residential buidings as well as commercial buildings. It is now home to the tallest residential building in the world, Eureka Tower. Take that, New York! We live in the heart of the CBD (central business district) on the main street–Swanston street. I have to admit [...]
And Counting.
Posted in A Previous Life on April 13, 2006 | 2 Comments »
6 weeks or 43 days until we leave our comfy home in Melbourne: This also means I have 6 weeks to finish my thesis project and hand in the best translation I’ve ever done. Same goes for Will, except by the end of 6 weeks he’ll be an expert about what we’re meant [...]
Passport? Check!
Posted in A Previous Life on April 12, 2006 | 2 Comments »
We finally got those passports sent out. I think I mentioned before that Will’s DS-11 application was held hostage at the consulate for a few days until they were able to contact PC headquarters to figure out exactly what they were meant to do with the form. I was turned away due to inappropriate passport [...]
My Different Book Review: So You Want to Join the Peace Corps by Dillon Banerjee
Posted in A Previous Life on April 7, 2006 | Leave a Comment »
So You Want to Join the Peace Corps by Dillon Banerjee is an ok book for US$12.95, however since I had it shipped here from America, it was slightly more expensive and it took 6 weeks to get here. I must admit that by the time the book actually arrived, I had already done enough [...]
A Melbourne First
Posted in A Previous Life on April 6, 2006 | 2 Comments »
Today we decided to make the trip out to the American consulate to deal with our no-fee passports for Peace Corps. Since we are living abroad and will need our passports to return to America prior to staging, the process for applying for the passport is a bit different than for those residing in America. [...]
It’s about time
Posted in A Previous Life on April 4, 2006 | 2 Comments »
I just got dental clearance, which means…I’m a Peace Corps invitee 100%.
Staging is apparently in Washington DC and not in Miami. Now I won’t be going to Miami twice in a week. Somehow knowing the city where we will have orientation makes this whole thing seem more “real”. I’ve never been to DC maybe we [...]
The Most Awaited Moment: A Recap
Posted in A Previous Life on April 1, 2006 | 3 Comments »
You know how something as simple (or complex) as a smell can make you remember something really specific like what you what kind of hair prouct you used the 7th grade? If that smell hadn’t come along, that memory would otherwise be lost in your mind along with all of the other billions of [...]
