2009 Update

Ni hao 2009!

Whew….it’s been a wild couple of months!  Since we’ve bascially abandoned you for the past month and a half, I figured it was high time we update you all on what’s going on in our lives!

First off–the Malaysia trip back in December.  I (CB) didn’t get to go–John had to go by himself.  (I had to go back to the US about a week early because of the death of my grandfather).  John said that the Malaysian island was beautiful and relaxing.  We’re going to have to go back sometime when we’re both in this part of the world.  He’ll have to tell you all about his trip!

Our trip home to the States was wonderful.  Even though the reason I was home early was a sad one, it was so nice to see family and friends back home.  John and I stuck to Kentucky and Florida this trip (we had limited time and it was our first time back)…but friends everywhere else, expect a call/visit from us next time we’re home:)  We had a great time in KY and FL.  In KY we went to see A Christmas Carol at Actors Theatre, went shopping, and relaxed.  In FL, we went to Sea World, went shopping, and relaxed:)  It was wonderful.

Now that you’ve had the December update, here’s what’s up for us in 2009.

John is enjoying his work at Accenture and is still on a project in Singapore.  He’s meeting lots of wonderful people on the job and learning tons about the consulting and business worlds.

I have started Graduate School at the National University of Singapore.  I’m working on my Masters of Science in Environmental Management–essentially Sustainable Business.  I am the only American and westerner in my class.  My classmates hail from all over Asia:  Sri Lanka, Thailand, Nepal, India, China, Singapore, and Myanmar to name a few.  We’ve had a two week intensive seminar since we’ve been back and since then I’ve had professors from the US (Yale), Great Britain, Ghana (Africa), and Singapore.  It’s been quite an international experience and it has given me a whole new view of sustainable development.  Very cool:)

This year, we are also expecting visits from both of our families and hopefully friends:)  We’ll both be coming back to the US at some point in July and staying until at least Aug.1 for Tyner and Zeke’s wedding:)  We’re also hoping to have some additional travel adventures in while we’re over here–this year, we’re shooting for Thailand, Hong Kong, and Macau.  That could change at the drop of a hat though…who knows?  We may have a few other random adventures in there too.

This is all I have to report right now–I just wanted to give everyone a brief update on our lives.  John and I were talking last night and decided we need to do something crazy soon, so hopefully I’ll be able to write a more interesting blog entry soon:)

We miss you all and hope to see you very soon!!!!  Happy 2009!!!!