Recent Travels

Hello!

  It has been a long time since I updated.  Life has been incredibly full the last few months.  In the last 4 weeks, I have covered a lot of air miles crossing half the earth twice times.  My cousin Meg, who was finishing up her 7 weeks in Mongolia, and I went to Seoul.  We had 1.5 days to conquer as much as we could.  We visited a palace, went to a tea house, shopping, a museum, food market, and Seoul Tower.  What a special time it was!  Now she is back to California and applying for university.
  Then I joined a team doing open heart surgeries in South East Asia.  It was a great opportunity to see lives forever changed through life giving heart surgery.  Following this trip, I headed to the States one of my dearest friend's wedding.  Sarah and I went to Tanzania together and have been friends since high school.  Also while in St. Louis, I helped host a baby shower for my other best friend, had an early Thanksgiving with my family, spend time with family and friends, and was even able to go to the Friends of Kids with Cancer Fashion Show and Fellowship of Christian Athletes fundraisers.  I concluded my trip to see my coworker Lora, who is going to central Asia, commissioning celebration in North Carolina.  Following that, I visited with the director of Children's Heart Project.  And back to Mongolia I went.  I was so thankful to be a part of so many wonderful things in such a short period of time.  Here are some pictures from the recent adventures. 

Meg and I in Seoul, visiting a palace

I cared for this child with a great national nurse.  I was very impressed with the local nurses.  This child recovered and did well.   

PICU Doctors and Nursing Team

A child recovering from open heart surgery.

Dan and Sarah Bugbee

With my parents at the reception

Mary and Kelly

Kelly and Rusty are expecting Baby Warner in January. 

Brady has such a sweet personality.

Love these little guys!