jahr in review

as my first year of grad school comes to a close and the summer gets off to a roaring start i thought i would face my computer again and offer a review of what's been going on since last i blogged. in short, school kicked my butt but i learned a lot and enjoyed my classes and getting to know my new classmates. i picked up spanish again (poorly), taught in three disparate socioeconomic systems, and got an apartment to keep me off of the highway all the time.

i could go on, but all this is more interesting with visual aids:

i turned 31. it was a small but fun party.

i marveled at the views from my first teaching placement.

i drove, and drove and drove... (picture staged - don't worry)

we saw old friends...

and more old friends...

and even more!

and made some new ones.

lots of new ones...

even more...

and still more!

i learned a lot - about many subjects, science is just one.

went to heaven(ly).

then indulged in the deadly sin of gluttony (this is the least indulgent picture of brian i have from that weekend...)

of course we had our holiday trips ("we gather(ed) together")

and hung the banana - alex's favorite ornament - hee hee.

and now we're leaving california in search of our next big adventure...

dan and i are going to SE asia - but don't this time it's for 1 month, not 6 like germany. this blog has been all over the world! please check back in with us as we navigate this new land and jordan's hair fights the humidity.