by Matt | 1 Year Sabbatical | Dec 22, 2012 | Life
Seven years ago today my Grandma, Mary Koenig, passed away at the age of 97. She was born Sept. 14, 1908, in Kewaunee, Wisconsin. She attended Presbyterian St. Luke’s Hospital School of Nursing in Chicago. She worked as a registered nurse at Presbyterian St....
by Matt | 1 Year Sabbatical | Dec 17, 2012 | Financial, Indonesia, Sabbatical
We have now been on sabbatical in Indonesia for 1 month. It’s been an incredible time so far and we’ve experienced so much already and we still have 2 months of our sabbatical remaining. One of the biggest obstacles to undertaking a sabbatical are finances so we...
by Matt | 1 Year Sabbatical | Dec 15, 2012 | Sabbatical
I woke this morning in Indonesia to learn of the tragic school shooting in Connecticut where 28 people were killed, 20 of them being children. My first reaction was disbelief although I don’t know why. Just a week ago was a tragic shooting at a mall in my home...
by Matt | 1 Year Sabbatical | Dec 9, 2012 | Indonesia, Kids, Room 5, Sabbatical
The other day we took a drive to Kampung Gajah where we spent time with the kids doing different activities at this amusement park. These are the fun things we like to do while on sabbatical. Since it was during the week tickets were RP150.000 per person or about...
by Matt | 1 Year Sabbatical | Dec 2, 2012 | Food, Travel
Food. We all need it. Back home food was generally something we ate three squares a day. Here in Indonesia on our sabbatical food has been an experience. We’ve been eating very well since arriving, trying new things and just experiencing the whole food culture. I...
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