The day to day events of my expat life in Papua New Guinea. I blog to keep myself sane in this insane place. Join the fun, read along, feel free to point fingers and laugh out loud...
About me: I'm "Dr. Wendy", an American living and working in Lae, Papua New Guinea. This place is insane, but I'm just crazy enough to handle it. Join me and read along...
Saying Goodbye to Friends This week I've had to say goodbye to two friends here. :'(One I met when I first arrived. Funny enough, she was one of the very first people I met here (It took me a month or so to figure that out though!) She became a good friend and I've spent many hours with her getting foot rubs, coffees, and ... Wed, 19 Dec 2012 23:11:00
Productive Week... and Only Wednesday! This has been a productive week so far. We've been going round and round on what to do for housing. I should have called House Hunters International for a follow-up show!!! Lol!!My first choice (emphasize "my" first choice) fell through. We were going to take a local restaurant and turn it into a b... Wed, 19 Dec 2012 11:11:00
Reason #423 Why I Love Indonesia The thing about Indonesians is that if you just make the tiniest bit of effort they really appreciate it. My Bahasa Indonesian language skills are... well, I try. I can have a pretty decent "conversational" conversation, but when I need to say or ask for something specific, I'm in trouble.
Anywa... Sun, 16 Dec 2012 00:52:00
The End is Coming... The end is coming on the 21st of December. Yes, it was predicted. It will happen. The end of what? The earth? Humanity? The Mayan calendar?I've been blogging since January of 2007. Six years. And how my life has changed! I have been "educated" in many, many ways. There have been some very hard ... Sat, 15 Dec 2012 00:55:00
2nd Place.... After some tense competition*, Educating Wendy won the silver medal for the 2012 Indonesia expat awards. Thank you to those of you who voted (especially to those who voted before I even knew this was going on!). LOL!!!! I totally admit that I have validation gold star issues like Gretchen Rubin.*W... Fri, 14 Dec 2012 05:04:00