Monthly Archives: January 2015

Swim Meet and Synchronized Swimmers!

Posted on January 27, 2015 by gratitudeactually

After I recovered from the Coffee Trail run, I went to the swimming pool where a swim meet was going on. This swimming pool on island is up in the Marpi area and is part of/across the street from the … Continue reading →

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Coffee Trail 2015

Posted on January 25, 2015 by gratitudeactually

Last week I signed up to participate in the 2015 Coffee Trail run. Many on island were surprised that I had never done it before but I guess I just missed it my first time around in Saipan. (I was … Continue reading →

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A Musical addition

Posted on January 22, 2015 by gratitudeactually

Last week when I visited the local public library, I saw this sign — for a visiting professor who would be performing for free at the library on his double bass. Double bass is a large instrument (As you can … Continue reading →

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The Grotto

Posted on January 19, 2015 by gratitudeactually

(This is a picture from the sitting area above the Grotto looking out over the Eastern shores of the island) I had a chance to go out to the Grotto — a popular diving place on island (and a popular … Continue reading →

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Some little pieces of Saipan for you

Posted on January 18, 2015 by gratitudeactually

Just thought I would do a photo dump of some recent pictures after coming back from Tinian to Saipan… and a timelapse video of my flight from Tinian! A relatively new feature of the iphone OS has been timelapse/hyperlapse and … Continue reading →

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Blustery day

Posted on January 15, 2015 by gratitudeactually

Gopher: If it was you, I’d think about skedaddlin’ out of here. Winnie the Pooh: Why? Gopher: ‘Cause it’s “Winds-day.” Conversation taken from “Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day”, 1968. (It’s actually Thursday already here.. but still) Well, it’s … Continue reading →

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Mount Tapochau Run

Posted on January 13, 2015 by gratitudeactually

* I have been trouble uploading pictures so am trying a new way but.. ack, if this involves me doing any programming to fix this problems I may be radio silent on the blog for a bit. The idea of … Continue reading →

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The Mariana(s) Islands

Posted on January 9, 2015 by gratitudeactually

I stand ridiculously corrected. When I was putting together the bleeding disorder conference, I did a lot of random promotional writing as well as editing and … (P.S. Check it out! I’m in the newspaper!! http://www.saipantribune.com/index.php/cnmis-bleeding-disorder-conference-success/) … one of those … Continue reading →

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A New Day

Posted on January 5, 2015 by gratitudeactually

Recently in Saipan and in the world, there has been seemingly a lot of tragedy. Maybe I’m just hyper-sensitive to it after a long call in the hospital accompanying a sick child. One piece of advice I got early on … Continue reading →

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Ending out the year in Saipan

Posted on January 1, 2015 by gratitudeactually

This year has definitely been an interesting one considering the difference (and similarities) between what I was doing during the first half of the year and what I am doing now. Finally I feel like I am back to being … Continue reading →

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