Hi All--

Since Jenifer set this up, I have been reading it, but have been remiss about posting anything until now.  But don't feel slighted, I'm remiss about lots of stuff ;-)

Anyway, after my show in December, I took a break from painting for a little bit, then it turned into a longer bit as I started work on a pulling boat.  Its done now, or at least in the water, and I'm having good fun rowing it in the "bay" here.  Here's a pic of the finished boat and oars:

I'm currently updating my blog about the process of building it, for those interested:
http://terratramp.blogspot.com/

Cheers,
Joe

More to come...

Alright fam bam... I promise a long post soon about all (well, most) of the happenings in my life, past, current, and future. I still need to upload a few pictures before I can post a really interesting blog post. Next week I will be on vacation and full of fun facts- promise! Love you all,

Sarah

From Jenifer: Updates on Fulbright, Graduate School, and life in general

Hi everyone!

Well, it's been a few months since Christmas! How has everyone been? I have been busy working a lot (6-7 days/week!), but now that spring is here, I'm starting to hear back from Fulbright, grad schools, etc, and I figured it would be a good time to send out an update!

So, after being recommended for in-country consideration for Fulbright, I have been notified that I have been accepted as an alternate...which means that the waiting game continues. In the meantime, I have also been accepted to American University's Global Environmental Studies program and Monterey Institute for International Studies' International Environmental Policy program. Monterey has offered me a generous scholarship, and I would have the opportunity to get a dual degree, (a Master's and an MBA) for only 1 additional semester. This opportunity, combined with a fellowship they have which would enable me to to water-related research abroad for a summer is very appealing at the moment. I have not yet made a decision, since I haven't visited American's campus yet (I'll be doing that next Monday). However, I only have until April 12 to make a decision, so I've been doing a lot of thinking!

In my spare time, I've started volunteering at Common Good City Farm, an urban farm a few blocks from my house. They are a fantastic organization, giving over 85% of all their crops to low-income families who volunteer on the farm. They also have a youth education program, teaching youth in underprivileged about nutrition, where food comes from, etc. It's been really great volunteering there, and I've been learning a lot about gardening as a bonus!

I also bought a ticket to go see Sarah in France this summer, so I will be leaving DC (permanently, maybe?) on July 10. I'm super excited to see her, and I'm sure we'll have plenty of fun adventures!

Anyway, that's all the news with me! How about you all? How's everyone been? What's new?

Getting ready for spring! 

A terrarium I made one morning...

Happy New Year, everyone!!! I wish you all peace, joy, and health for 2013, and I hope to see you all in 2013!  If not in 2013, then perhaps we should think about some sort of reunion for the summer of 2014? Sarah will be back in the states at that point (she can only stay away from California for so long before she starts missing the Pacific Ocean too much!)

Love to you all!

Christmas in Corpus: Christmas Eve and Christmas day!

Well, this is one result of our family Christmas - a means for all of us to communicate!

We've had a swell time so far - we went to the beach on Christmas Eve, and after a stop at Whataburger, swam and played in the waves. Elly outran the whole Wang clan with a football...unfortunately, no video footage is available, but it was probably the highlight of the beach trip - at least for Elly!

Here are some photos from the beach: