Nostalgia Happy Trails, Palau The time has finally come for me to say farewell to the land of coconuts. I've wondered for weeks how to write this. And I can definitely say that what I will write is going to be so much different than what
Church Conversations with the Church Kids Throughout my year in Palau I have had many enlightening conversations with the Palauan teenagers at church. I've written them down as they've happened with the intention of sharing some of them with you one day. Below is a sampling
Daniel Russian Survivor On Saturday the court had an outing to the Rock Islands as sort of a farewell party for the three of us court counsel who will be leaving Palau over
Palau Pictures & Weekly Distractions One week remains in the Land of Coconuts. I'm slowly cleaning out my office, throwing away one packing peanut at a time in my apartment, and finding new
Palau Acts of Kindness I live on the top of a very very steep hill. So steep that the Stormtrooper sounds like a nuclear bomb every time I have to drive up into the extremely slanted parking lot. So steep that if there are more than three people
Ridiculous Man's Best Friend Since I'm living alone now I'm having to adjust to the quiet of my apartment. It's strange, and I don't like it much. I want my home to be full of life. I like feeling like
Ridiculous Shipping I decided to take the day off of work so I could ship all of my garbage to the United States of America. I’m ready to say that moving to another country is the most terrible thing a person can choose to do
Ridiculous You May Eat a Human I've taken to treadmill running recently. I go through phases every once in a while where running along the road somewhere seems about as fun as spending the
Ridiculous Pictures & Weekly Distractions Dear Strangers out there in Strangerville: happy Friday. Two weeks from today I'll be departing from the land of coconuts. With each passing day I become more excited
Ridiculous A Conversation About High School An Insightful Conversation on High School Island Life with Two Palauan Girls I Gave a Ride Home Last Night from a Church Youth Activity Palauan Girl 1: Brother Eli? Did you know that in Japan you have to be looking at the clock all
Palau Musings in Paradise I'm sitting in my office. I should be heading out to eat lunch, but instead I'm sipping a protein drink and writing to you. It's almost impossible to find a meal in Palau that doesn't consist
Ridiculous Hobbies When we first moved to Palau and Daniel had basically nothing to do all day but spend an absurd amount of time waiting for the paperwork for his employment to be processed, he began aggressively developing new hobbies. And I mean like one to
Daniel Happy Trails, Mr. Daniel Dear Mr. Daniel, I dropped you off at the airport just a few hours ago. You left a trail of personal belongings through the apartment and in the Stormtrooper. I
Ridiculous Pictures & Weekly Distractions Three weeks from today I'll be leaving Palau. Daniel will ABANDON me this weekend. Things are wrapping up and it all feels so strange. Like I'm
Emails PTA Emails One Stranger, Cheryl, recently asked me to help inflict some pranking revenge against her sister, Tami. Apparently Tami spent the better part of her teen years convincing Cheryl that she
The Siblings Meow That Tune While Krishelle was visiting Palau the best part of the day was when Daniel and I would go and wake her up at about 6:45 in the morning. I was sleeping in Daniel's room while she was here so she could
Bob and Cathie Twice Up the Barrel Asian Tour As the time in Palau winds down more and more, I'm finding that things are just sort of falling into place. There's still much to do. Every time I remember that I somehow need to find a place to live
Ridiculous Nationally Syndicated Column There are two newspapers in Palau: The Island Times and Tia Belau. They are glorious beyond all description. Typically filled with stories about people we know, separated by racist or
Church Pictures & Weekly Distractions Happy weekend, Strangers. It's rainy today in the land of coconuts. Actually, it has pretty much been raining non-stop for about three weeks. I haven't minded
Ridiculous Curry Pancakes The other day Daniel and I went to dinner with a couple of friends. Now I know it seems like I'm spending a lot of time lately complaining about Daniel's very questionable decisions. I prefer the word "informing."
The Siblings Video Proof that we Sometimes Get Out During the course of the last year there have been a bunch of videos I have wanted to record and share with you. But since I live in Palau, the land where the Internet goes to die, sharing these videos has been almost completely
The Siblings Daniel is Driving me CRAZY. Have you ever lived with another person under the same roof? You have? Well this post is probably for you! Daniel is driving me CRAZY. And I think this is one of those things where I turned a blind eye to a lot of
Ridiculous Sea Turtles On Saturday I went diving with some friends. I would probably be permanently done with diving by now if it wasn't for the sea turtles. This is because there are animals that live ALL OVER in the ocean. And I really think
Daniel Pictures & Weekly Distractions Five weeks from today I'll be finishing my job in Palau and boarding a plane that will leave the land of coconuts and take me to the land
Church Talking About Sex, Part II On Monday I told you about the horribly awkward conversation [https://www.itjustgetsstranger.com/2013/07/talking-about-sex.html] I suddenly found myself in with the teenage boys at church on Sunday. Last night I saw the boys again. You know how they always say
