Antigua Humane Society

Last Wednesday I volunteered at the Antigua Humane Society. After I did some work, I took some pictures. ( Read more... )

Noticing the year: 01/28/08

This morning I noticed that it was still dark when I left for work. It was only dark at night in Antigua. I also noticed that it was really hard to cram my feet into my boots--did they shrink? did my feet expand in the tropical warmth and humidity? Or does wearing boots just suck? Lastly, I noticed that it's much harder for me to breathe here: only one nostril works at a time, and my nose is full of delightful chunks. (Refer to cottonmanifesto's post from today for further complaints.)

Last of the Vacation pics (I promise!)

I suspect that you're all pretty much tired of my seemingly endless carousels of vacation slides. Fear not, what follows is the end, thirteen entirely random pictures taken during the vacation. The only consolation I have for you is that these are edited down from about 80.

My in-laws house is on a hill ("Galley Bay heights"). At the very top of the hill is the tree pictured above. The sight of the tree is very comforting to me; it symbolizes the whole trip for some reason. Maybe I just get attached to trees. ( Read more... )