Stock up on a pair of brand new running shoes right before you move, because it’ll be two years before you’ll next be at a running shoe store of the quality shoe you prefer and your shoes will be well worn in the red dirt of Africa. Humbly accept when your guard offers to clean … Continue reading 24 Tips for Running Overseas (specifically in my int’l city in Africa)
Last month, Tom and I spent a week in Colorado Springs at EMI’s Orientation for new staff and interns. We flew in early one Sunday morning, enjoyed our reading and coffee (the things you can do when you don’t fly with a lap child!), and nervously/ambiguously shared with a woman sitting next to us that … Continue reading Orientation
Hello, world. Summer is about to start. There are lots of celebrations this week to end out the school year. And while that is fun, we also have to start saying goodbye in our hearts. Here’s to good closure and good goodbyes and many summer memories outside and involving water. Continue reading Start
The Gruen Family 