In my last post here, five months ago(!), I shared my promotion at my day job. Then I promptly disappeared. That was no coincidence. While I am grateful for the promotion and what it said about my bosses faith in me, it has honestly taken a huge mental and physical toll. The extra work and […]
Day Job
Plot Twists! (February 2019)
I don’t know about you, but January always requires extra mental gymnastics for me. I catch myself writing the previous year all the time, and the problem has only gotten worse since moving to Japan and having to factor in Imperial Era years at work. All of our budgeting and planning runs on the Imperial […]
Off to America: NAFSA 2015
In a few short hours, I’ll be getting on a plane to head back to Massachusetts and Virginia for just over a week. For work. It’s certainly better than some of the places I’ve been sent for work before (Hanoi, Beijing, Kandahar), and I’ll even get to visit my family on Martha’s Vineyard for a […]