The chilly kind.
A little peek at our trip to the beach today.
Cannon Beach, OR
xo, jill
Archives for 2011
July 20, 2011
Sharing the road with camels.
A how-to.
photo by SarahIf you do much driving outside the city on the Arabian Peninsula, there’s a decent chance you’ll see a camel or two…on the road. While it can be exciting/surprising/nerve wracking the first few times, sharing the road is really quite simple.
1. Slow down, or don’t. (This seems to be optional.)
2. Hit your flashers, this warns the cars behind you.
3. Flash your brights, this warns the cars ahead of you.
4. Continue on your way.
photo by Milad
See? It’s easy!
xo, jill
July 19, 2011
Kiva Loan: July
7 down, 5 to go!
Choosing my loan recipient for July was super easy. I like to loan to countries I’ve visited and I noticed that Azerbaijan had a few opportunities posted. Then I saw that the businesses requesting loans were little grocery stores. Hello novelty snacks! You see, it was in Azerbaijan that Molly, Frances, and I first developed our novelty snack rating system! The trip that began it all!
Photo from Khalida’s Kiva listing
Khalida works with her husband in their small grocery store. She has requested a loan of $1,800 to increase her inventory and purchase a wider selection of foods for her customers. That’s a cause I can get behind. Thumbs up!
xo, jill
July 18, 2011
Home is where you…
hang your raincoat!
I’ve spent my first few days back visiting with friends and family, listening to memory filled music, eating delicious food cart food, and dodging raindrops. I admit, the rainy days* haven’t been too bad. But the grace period ends soon. Real soon.
xo, jill
*It’s only fair to give the weather credit for those 1 and half days of sunshine.
July 13, 2011
This is my…
sitting in the Abu Dhabi airport happy to be heading home face.
See you soon, America.
xo, jill
