Category Archives: Foreign Service

This past weekend I went to Hong Kong for a Mormon women’s conference.  I had a great time and it was a wonderful conference.  The keynote speaker was Julie B. Beck, a woman who I greatly admire.  The conference was very well planned and I was spiritually uplifted. I decided at the last-minute to go,Continue reading “Traveling”

My cousin Angie came to visit.  Angie and I aren’t blood relatives.  She’s actually Jason’s cousin.  It would come as no surprise to anyone that Angie and I aren’t related because she’s good at math and sports and I’m not.  She’s so good at math and sports that she has a Ph.D. in mechanical engineeringContinue reading “Oh No He Didn’t!”

10.  The sight of cockroaches no longer grosses you out. 9. Your child chooses seaweed flavored potato chips over Cheetos or Doritos. 8.  Eating food in the shape of Hello Kitty no longer seems strange. 7.  Your car has never driven faster than 60 mph. 6.  All of your little girl’s drawings look like animeContinue reading “10 Ways To Know If You Have Been Living In Asia Too Long”

[This is a follow-up to Passport Photos Part I] Getting a good passport photo is a lot harder than you think.

You may not know this, but the U.S. government (and quite a few other governments around the world) don’t consider Taiwan a real country.  The U.S. doesn’t have a real embassy here.  Instead, we have a fake embassy that we call the American Institute in Taiwan.  As a result, diplomats (or I should say “fakeContinue reading “Passport Photos”