When I meet people who have just moved to the area, I listen and smile as they tell me they’ll only be here for just a short while; that Chambana is way-station on the road to some other destination.
From There to Here: Network Disconnected
April 13, 2010 By 5 Comments
The hardest thing about living in Chambana, hands down, is the loss of my support network.
From There to Here: Can A Hater Be Reformed?
February 23, 2010 By 8 Comments
For the first 24 months of This Chambanan Life, I hated living here. And when I say “hate” I mean: “Wow, I hate this place with the heat of 1,000 suns, how can I get us the hell out of here as soon as humanly possible?”
From There to Here: February
February 16, 2010 By 5 Comments
Outside the car window, the sun hit the treetops and just for a moment I was reminded of home. Not the home where I live, but the home from whence I came. The home that made me who I am today, the home that I so rarely get to see.
From There to Here: Home Is Where The Grocery Store Is
January 5, 2010 By 7 Comments
Every time we get back from a trip to Rochester I go through a two-week mourning period for Wegmans. I had to food shop the day after we got home last week, and I was totally bereft.
