On Friday night Mike and I had a hot date. As you all know by now that we live in Laos, and that Laos is often very hot indeed, it …

Home, it seems, is the theme of the week. First, good news. The contract isn’t signed yet, so no guarantees, but it looks as if we have found a house! …

I have been pondering how I may be able to periodically touch on the topics of God, the policies and practices of the organization Mike works for, or the government, …

I have spent much of the last decade making a living by helping people think through stress, resilience, and how to undertake humanitarian work without burning out in a spectacular …

On Wednesday Mike spent the day in the field, visiting a school construction site in a village three hours outside of Luang Prabang. And, in an effort to escape the …