One “side effect” of the time I spent in Africa is a moderately annoying “proposal problem”. See, to Africans (African men in particular), my white American skin equals a green card. The vast majority of Africans just really desire to live in the United States, but immigration is much more challenging since 9/11. The easiest [...]
This article makes me wonder how common it is.
As a US citizen, I’ve traveled overseas with a certain degree of comfort, that it is HIGHLY UNLIKELY I would ever be arrested or prosecuted by another nation, presuming I at least attempt to obey their laws. I don’t know the whole story behind the people in [...]
I’m amazed by how many people have been buying gold coins lately. I guess it makes sense, if you are among the economically ignorant. It’s obviously a sign of a lack of faith in the market- the price of gold has fluctuated just as much as the market. Anyway, if it makes you feel better [...]
Tonight Law & Order: SVU is airing an episode that centers around the death of a non-vaccinated child.
I am completely perplexed by parents who refuse to get their child vaccinated. Personally, I am immunized against just about everything. Since I lived in Africa, I had to get immunizations before I left against many diseases that [...]
First an update on me: I’m better but not yet well. My voice is back, but it takes a lot of energy for me to talk and if I talk too much, it makes my throat hurt. BUT I have lots more energy than yesterday, so I’m definitely on the mend. Also tomorrow is Good [...]
This will be a totally random post. Deal with it.
Today I’m sitting at home, and it’s pretty much impossible for me to think about anything except the future (or non-future, as it may be) of my career. After everything that’s gone down with the school district, I know that my chances of ever getting another [...]
Tonight on Grey’s Anatomy, Justin Chambers/Alex Karev (as the narrator) made a comment: Trauma always leaves a scar. (Or something like that, I don’t remember it exactly.)
Anyway, that got me to thinking about scars. I have my fair share of scars. There’s a scar on my knee from when I fell off my bike when [...]
Redirected from my Facebook page, because I don’t trust them with my content anymore. Have you heard about their new ToS?
My middle name is Susanne.
I was born and raised in Kansas City, went to college nearby, and upon graduation, I moved as far away from the US as I could.
Then I moved back. [...]
I am a pretty confident person. It hasn’t come easily. During my teenage years, my self-esteem was in the gutter, to the point of depression. But a lot has changed since then, and a lot has happened to me since then, and I’m quite proud of myself and where I am in life- not in [...]
When I lived in Africa, I had to through MANY international calling cards. That was the only way to call our family and friends back home. Of course, we also had the internet and email, but sometimes there is nothing that can replace a voice.
We had to work hard to find good deals on Ghana [...]