Introducing… Cole Isaac Gilbert



The baby is here!  Thanks to everyone who has helped out in the past few weeks, especially those guest posters.  I’ll continue to be on semi-maternity leave over the next few weeks, but I wanted to share the good news and my birth story (for those interested).  Cheers!  Christine
Cole Isaac Gilbert
Born: 3/5/10 9:50 PM
8 lbs [...]

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The Waiting Game



I’m writing this at 3 AM, wondering why no one warns you that you begin to lose sleep months before the baby comes. The waiting is almost over though, as I’m just two weeks away from my due date. I just got my latest “No baby yet?” email (everyone has been asking me [...]

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Connecting the Dots



There was a time when the scariest thing I could think of doing was quitting my job and taking off overseas with just a laptop and a vague plan of becoming a writer. Now I’m maybe 6 weeks away (maybe more, depends on which due date you believe) from meeting this baby and changing [...]

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See You in 2010…



We just returned from two weeks in Maui to find Bend, OR covered in freezing fog– a weather condition I never knew existed.  It gives everything that perfect crystaline appearance, it’s so beautiful you feel like you’re in a holiday card from the 1950s.
And already the New Year is upon us.  Last year I spent [...]

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Authentic, Culturally Appropriate and Unique Tourism: Does it exist?



We were having dinner with Ian, one of the owners of Ka’ana, a luxury spa resort in the Cayo District of Belize. He was talking about his vision of transforming not only the food, but every detail—to the tours offered (more culture, less glitz), to food sourcing (think local), to community involvement (replanting an [...]

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