Posts under ‘Vacation’

Headed back to Japan

Four years ago, Ryan and I traveled to Hitachi, Japan (the home to the electronics company of the same name), to be part of an LST mission trip. When we prepared to leave Japan and come back home to the States, we made sure to be thorough in our goodbyes and thank yous because we [...]

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A change in plans

Today is the last day in February, and we’ve visited lots of great places in Wichita this month. Living in Wichita gives us a unique perspective on the town, but also means that we’ve been almost everywhere and seen almost everything already. That makes it hard for us to narrow down what we would blog [...]

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State Fair!

Instead of taking one big vacation this summer (like we did last year), Ryan and I are trying out the “staycation” and taking short visits to local sites. Last weekend we drove 40 minutes up to Hutchinson to the Kansas State Fair grounds for the annual fair. Earlier in the week our region had heavy [...]

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Home, Sweet Home!

I safely arrived back in Wichita on Friday night at 9 PM. Thank you everyone for your comments, emails, texts, and most importantly, prayers! I hope you enjoyed reading my posts and following my trip.

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Amusement

The Mexicans we met were hard-working during the day and fun-loving after work. They know how to party and relax. Besides enjoying their food, everyone plays soccer, there is a large baseball stadium not far from the facility, and both the circus and an ice show were in town during our trip. One night we [...]

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Navigating without directions

I love maps and am pretty good at compass directions. When we go on trips I get to be navigator. Except for this trip. No maps, no grid streets (except downtown), no directional signs, nothing. Lucky for us there were three co-workers that had already been there for over a month who had learned how [...]

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Desert Flora

Chihuahua is in an arid climate and, except for areas that are irrigated, is covered in dried brown brush. Most of the city is encased in cement or mountainous rocky soil and green spaces are a rarity. Quite the opposite from the 40 shades of green we saw on our Ireland trip this past summer! [...]

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