Author Archives: Avril
I Give Thanks Every Day and Here’s Why
We’ve been very busy living mindfully, laughing much and counting our blessings, often. It’s difficult to limit ourselves giving thanks on just one day of the year because honestly, it really ought to be every day. Just in the past week, we drove to Mae Sai, the most northern tip of Thailand for the nth … Continue reading
The Silver Lining
It’s been hectic, I won’t deny it. Moving into a “new” place needing various minor and major projects and coordinating them, living out of suitcases while all of our belongings spread about with no sense of order in the home can all be at times stressful. Dealing with reliable and unreliable workers, the realtor, home … Continue reading
Busy Week for this Family: And Family First, Always!
Wow. What a busy week it’s been. Last Sunday (8th October, 2011), we signed another one-year lease with a new place (a house) close to M’s school. We’re excited about the possibilities that the space will bring for our goals of having a tutoring center, being closer to M’s school and friends, having a view … Continue reading
Gratitude
I am THANKFUL I woke up to this powerful video today. I look forward to watching it with my daughter, often. Enjoy! Message to M: Today is given to you, it’s a gift. Be Thankful for today.
Family Fun Foto: Nice View of London Daddy
Though we’ve traveled as a couple before M was born, our first family tradition started in 2004 with taking a family trip to celebrate the combining of birthdays for all three of us and our wedding anniversary in the months of March and April. Since 2004, we made this a tradition and began traveling as … Continue reading
Family Fun Foto: Baltimore’s ESPN Zone
In 2001 while both of us were working at a local cancer hospital in Houston, I had an opportunity to attend a professional conference in Baltimore. If I recollect correctly, it was a Bereavement conference at Johns Hopkins where I did a couple of poster presentations. Back in those days while climbing the professional ladder, … Continue reading
Learn to Speak Burmese
Cross Cultural Consultant
What you need to know before you live in Burma.