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Yesterday I made my first attempt at packing with my new pack. It took me two attempts to get everything into the pack that I wanted to bring. Then I put it on. Yeah, that seems a bit too heavy. I wonder if it is over the 50 pound check-baggage limit. One way to find out – to work I must go!

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Checking it twice

I have made a list of what I have to get/do before I leave and have already accomplished some stuff. Today I got a travel book and a Georgian language book. The language is going to be pretty interesting to learn and I am glad that the book came with audio CDs to help me hear what it is supposed to sound like.

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Thoughts of the Day - April

From 6 April 2010:

“If you propose to speak, always ask yourself, is it true, is it necessary, is it kind” -Buddha

From 7 April 2010:

“Happiness cannot be traveled to, owned, earned, worn or consumed. Happiness is the spiritual experience of living every minute with love, grace and gratitude.” -Denis Waitley

From 14 April 2010:

“Make your optimism come true.” -Unknown

From 26 April 2010:

“You can give without loving, but you can never love without giving.” -Unknown

From 28 April 2010:

“The smallest deed is better than the greatest intention.” -John Burroughs

From 29 April 2010:

“Whenever you fall, pick something up. ” -Oswald Avery

From 30 April 2010:

“A ‘No’ uttered from the deepest conviction is better than a ‘Yes’ merely uttered to please, or worse, to avoid trouble.” ~Gandhi

Thoughts of the Day – March

I realized that I will never get all of the quotes off of my phone before I leave the country if I keep doing one quote at a time, so I am going to list them in one post per month. This post – March.

From 23 March 2010:

“Never regret. If it’s good, it’s wonderful. If it’s bad, it’s experience.” ~Victoria Holt

From 25 March 2010:

“Advice is what we ask for when we already know the answer but wish we didn’t.” ~Erica Jong

From 29 March 2010:

“The possibilities are numerous once we decide to act and not react.” -George Bernard Shaw

From 30 March 2010:

“There are no failures. Just experiences and your reactions to them.” -Tom Krause

What language do they speak?

I have been asked this many times so I thought that I should answer for others. A lot do speak Russian, but Georgians speak Georgian. Georgian has its own unique alphabet and one is of the oldest languages. I am about to order a language book so I can try and have some of the basics down by the time I get there. Wish me luck!

Why?

You may be wondering why I picked this position. There are several reasons. Continue reading Why?

Another year, another location

It is that time of year again. Time for me, and my short attention span, to find something new to do. As I mentioned before, I have been looking for jobs but have not had any luck yet. For a while it looked like I was going to get a limited duration contract for my current job, but that fell through after 9% state budget cuts. I have been looking all over the country and also all over the world with groups like the UN. Well, as of last Monday, my hunt is over. I have a job and it starts at the end of August. Yeah!

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Chicago, part two

When last we met our hero, tickets were bought to go on a 90-minute architecture river tour and to go up into the Hanckock Observatory. Up first the architecture tour. Continue reading Chicago, part two

Quote of the Day

I can feel that all the way over here.

Jen said this morning after my blackberry vibrated on the table from receiving an email. We were currently on a conference call, the phone was not on mute and the person that was talking on the other end made a slight pause. We quickly put the phone on mute and had a great laugh.

Thought of the Day

From 19 March 2010:

“Don’t fear failure so much that you refuse to try new things. The saddest summary of life contains three descriptions: could have, might have, and should have.” -Unknown