Author Archives: Sika

Living Will, Mark 2

Posted on 31 August 2010 by Sika

My dad’s mom had surgery the same day as the memorial service for my mom’s mom, and she had a hard time (as a matter of fact is still in the hospital now, 3 weeks later). That’s why I haven’t … Continue reading →

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You Need a Living Will! Yes, I Do Mean You!

Posted on 19 August 2010 by Sika

Let’s start with a definition of Living Will. This has nothing to do with who gets what when you die. A living will has to do with how decisions are made about your health when you can’t make them. There … Continue reading →

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Grandma’s Memorial Welcoming Speech

Posted on 18 August 2010 by Sika

Hello, and welcome on behalf of myself and my family, to this memorial and celebration of my grandmother’s life. Family, extended and immediate, official and unofficial, and community meant a lot to her. If she were here, she’d act embarrassed … Continue reading →

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Nancy Ann Tobin Putney Faller Obituary

Posted on 17 August 2010 by Sika

I posted the link to the obituary on my facebook, but eventually it will go away, so I want to post the actual obituary here. YAKIMA – Nancy Ann Tobin Putney Faller, 83, died July 17, 2010, at Yakima Valley … Continue reading →

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Musings on Ritual

Posted on 30 July 2010 by Sika

I haven’t been around much lately. On top of the busyness I was expecting: finding an apartment, moving, preparing for David’s visit, my grandma was sick, and then she died. And now we’re in the aftermath. I should clarify. My … Continue reading →

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Blog Redesign

Posted on 29 July 2010 by Sika

is done and done and done. The tabs lead to Shannon, pearl, and my recipe blog (designed already and coming soon), and the archive of my Peace Corps blog. Have fun looking around! (P.S. Here’s an old photo just for … Continue reading →

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Hospital thoughts

Posted on 15 July 2010 by Sika

The food has started coming. Gifts of food from friends. Who have all done this before. Too often, too recently. I’m not hungry I hate stoves like this, all flat taking forever to warm up and even longer to cool … Continue reading →

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Grandma in the Hospital

Posted on 15 July 2010 by Sika

It’s so weird, listening to a person you love being reduced to sentences and words. She likes . . . She did . . . . Justifying her life to a stranger. To one who is not judging and yet … Continue reading →

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1 Julio: My favorite day in Parismina

Posted on 15 July 2010 by Sika

My last full day in Parismina, I was starting to worry about not seeing any turtles. We had protected a nest, and examined a recently hatched nest, but there were oddly few turtles to be seen. So, Kara, Dugan, the … Continue reading →

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What Else I Learned about Turtles

Posted on 15 July 2010 by Sika

Parismina is wicked humid; bright and shiny humid, and over 90º after midday. As a plus, all that sun helps my Chaco tan lines make a reappearance, which makes me happy. It cools down a bit at night, but it … Continue reading →

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Footprints

Posted on 15 July 2010 by Sika

Every night we go out to the beach, trying to make our presence as discreet as possible. We carry no cameras, no phones, no ipods; nothing electronic except red-lighted torches we don’t use and maybe a watch. And yet, we … Continue reading →

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What I’ve Learned About Turtles So Far

Posted on 15 July 2010 by Sika

A sea turtle lays 90-100 eggs in each clutch and comes up on the beach to lay a clutch 6-10 times per season. Out of all these eggs laid in a season, one of the baby turtles will make it … Continue reading →

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29 June: Parismina Beach Clean-up

Posted on 15 July 2010 by Sika

After spending the morning learning how to did turtle egg holes, and relaxing in the hammocks for a while, we did a bit of a beach clean-up. Dugan and I spent a good 15 minutes trying to get this thing … Continue reading →

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Costa Rican Spanish

Posted on 15 July 2010 by Sika

I noticed that Joshua was speaking to other volunteers with tú, the familiar you form in Spanish. I thought the other volunteers were starting to tutear Joshua because they didn’t realize that Costa Ricans speak in usted, the formal you … Continue reading →

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Costa Rican Politics

Posted on 15 July 2010 by Sika

One thing I really like about Costa Rica is that they actually hold their elected officials accountable. There have been two ex-presidents who were investigated, caught, and convicted of corruption, and they’ve both actually served time. Can you imagine that … Continue reading →

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