Captivating by John and Stasi Eldridge

Captivating is the book every woman should read. This book is an almost sequel to the book Wild at Heart written by John which addressed the question on men’s hearts, “Do I have what it takes?”. In Captivating, John teamed up with his wife Stasi to give us the female equivalent. In Wild at Heart …

days one and two

I have to start by saying first, this is turning out to be 100x more difficult than I thought it would be. Second, I have already contemplated a couple times just cheating and watching an episode of something and just not telling you all about it! i am happy to say I have resisted those …

another day in paradise ?

Don't get me wrong this place and this lifestyle could definitely be described as paradise. But like any other life there are good days and bad. Some days riding a motorbike or bicycle is like a dream. Some days I just really miss my car. Today was one of those days. I headed to the …

it feels like summer.

Wow! What feels like overnight, summer has arrived in Vietnam. Most days the temperature sits at about 34 degrees (celsius) and the humidity at 80% - all day and right through into the night. My day now consist mostly of me strategically moving from one aircon to another. Riding my bicycle is becoming more and …

H is for Hospital

Off to the hospital this morning. Back home this is something I don’t really enjoy so in a foreign country this is something I REALLY do not want to be doing. Recently, I’ve been feeling a little lethargic and breathless and my hair is still falling out like crazy. Although it's nothing to be too concerned …

mom visits vietnam | part two – hai phong

After three days in Hanoi, we journeyed to Hai Phong. My city! The hotel organised us a taxi to the bus station and we took the 1 and half hour bus to Hai Phong. We spent the next five days in Hai Phong where I was able to show mom around; show her the school …