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Marisa would like to tell you a few things about turtles…

I know where a lot of you were 25 years ago. Happy 25th Anniversary to the best couple, and here is to 25 more.

It was a great Freitas Family Weekend in DC, and thought this little video was appropriate for all the time we spent in the downtown area. Enjoy!

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Annapurna Region, Nepal 2014

Happy Birthday to the best “big” girl, now 3. How time flies.

One, or perhaps the best, aspect of this career we’ve chosen is being close to all these amazing places. Chitwan (means “heart of the jungle in Nepali” which is certainly true) National Park in Nepal, modeled on the parks in the US, is just a quick flight from Kathmandu (but a long 5 hr drive […]

We had a fun and not too busy but just right Christmas here in Kathmandu. Marisa got so worn out that she still hasn’t open a few presents. We are heading off to Chitwan National Park for a few days. It has a big untouched area here with Elephants, Rhinos and Crocodiles! Sort of like […]

Living this life makes it hard to celebrate US holidays, and for kids they really miss out if you don’t find someway to stick to the traditional holiday calendar.  Fortunately, Kathmandu has a big expat community, and Halloween brings out lots of kids from lots of cultures all dressed up at the main recreation club. […]

We arrived in Bombay, er…, Mumbai for a two week temporary assignment just in time for the city to go bonkers over Ganesh, the elephant headed boy that loves to eat little Indian sweets. Everyone keeps a Ganesh in their house and then a few days later takes it to the beach and tosses it […]

Our Embassy staff together with a mob of high-achieving high school students got together for a little flashmobing (although I think the big banner saying “Flash Mob” might have ruined the surprise a bit for some in the crowd)

Despite the attractions in Nepal, it’d be a shame to be here for 2 years and not escape to one of the most remote countries in the world – Bhutan.  On the long 4th of July weekend, we took the short flight to a place that is often described as having one foot in the […]