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Tag Archives: Saipan
YWAM DTS 6-month update
If you like to-do lists you may think my list from September 2016 as somewhat exciting. Finish master’s degree – check. Serve the Philippines for 2 years full time – check. Apply for missions training – check. Pack up my … Continue reading
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Tagged Discipleship Training School, DTS, flame tree, Isan, Saipan, Thailand, Youth With a Mission, YWAM Vancouver
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“Despacito” by Walter Manglona
I lived here for almost 5 years. Yep I was an island girl in the Philippines (7000+ of them) and I was an island girl in the Northern Mariana Islands (7 of them). Check out Walter Manglona’s version of “Despacito.” … Continue reading
The deluge of God’s presence
Tonight marks the second night of Tropical Storm Juaning. Classes have already been suspended up to the tertiary level. Tomorrow, classes will be suspended up to the secondary level. I remember weathering another typhoon in Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands in … Continue reading
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Tagged Andie Rabino, Beach Road, Chata'an, China House, Guam, Juaning, PHILCOA, Rod Erler, Saipan, Tropical storm, typhoon, UP Bliss, US Air Force, US Navy
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Tsunami Scare!
#1. Have a tsunami evacuation plan. Have you ever planned for a tsunami evacuation? No, but you should. If you live near a large body of water, say the Pacific ocean, then you need one. I got a call at … Continue reading
It has to rain sometimes
A friend compared Philippine rain to her home state Washington USA’s rain. She described our Philippine monsoon rains as “pretty” whereas Pacific Northwest rains are drizzly, cold, and the atmosphere foggy. I didn’t have the heart to tell them that … Continue reading
Posted in Nature, Personal, Saipan Life
Tagged Lanao del Norte, Marawi, Mindanao State University, MSU, Saipan
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USNS Lummus Tour
We’re not on a collision course and the boat is not sinking. We don’t have to get into groups of 5 on a lifeboat. We’re just on the launch boat, the Carolinian, approaching the USNS Lummus – flagship of the … Continue reading
Posted in Military, Saipan Life, Uncategorized
Tagged MPSRON 3, Ron Kennedy, Saipan, US Navy, USNS Lummus
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Free Mee!
It’s one of those days where I wish I could be free of this mortal body. After a stressful month at work I wish I could have one those PhP 50.00-100.00 per hour massages in the Philippines. Massages in Saipan … Continue reading
New Year’s at Managaha
We spent New Year’s 2016 at Managaha Island with Laura Smith, girlfriend extraordinaire in Saipan. Laura’s always up for on-the-spot “planning” for anything adventurous and from cold Oklahoma she emailed me to make arrangements for a warm celebration on the … Continue reading
Posted in Nature, Tourism, Travel
Tagged blacktip reef shark, Japanese tourists, Laura Smith, Managaha Island, Saipan
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