I’m on a 60 day Duolingo streak. I’m currently studying French, German, and Swahili, and reviewing Spanish. My current levels are Swahili –9, French–13, German–28, and Spanish 77. Sometimes I’ll throw in Portuguese in there too, because I’m extra like that.
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January 06
Pretzel are life.
January 05
I like to live dangerously. Yes, my car is Canadian where temperature is in C and distance in in Miles
January 04
Saturdays. Work in health care are just regular work days.
January 03
Kitties in the sunshine
January 02
January 01
On a Wednesday, in a a cafe, I watched it Begin Again. Like every year before it, the calendar flips to a new year on January 1. Unlike, years previously, I was off work and had the opportunity to go on a New Year’s hike and enjoy a cup of hot tea after such a…
Mental Health in the Peace Corps
As a psychiatric nurse practitioner in training (circa 2024), I am *somewhat* qualified to talk on this topic. Even back while I was in the Peace Corps, I had some experience working in mental health as a psychiatric RN having graduated in 2017 with my Bachelors of Science in Nursing. So professionally, I had a…
FAT. BEAR. WEEK. The fattest bears at Katmai
Usually, sometime around the middle of September all I can talk about are the bears of Katmai. Sadly, for all my friends bear talk started in July and never really stopped. Every year since 2014 Katmai National Park and Explore.org has hosted fat bear week. Ok, back in 2014 it was just Fat Bear Tuesday….
Hell hath no fury like a hurricane named Helene
When I went to bed on Thursday, September 27, 2024, I had no idea how much life would change over the next few weeks. As a native South Carolinian, I’m no stranger to wind, an occasional tornado, and lots of rain associated with hurricanes. I’m located approximately 150 miles from the SC coast. Most hurricanes…