Greetings from Aruba! As I tried to log in to my account, everything was in Dutch. Hehe. It’s interesting the little things that remind you of being in another country. I’m at a Marriott, so everything in Americanized, but even if it wasn’t, most places take the USD, and most people speak English. We won’t mention the banana hammocks or topless sunbathers.

Alas, in the age of the internet, even on vacation some people can’t escape work – me included. On sunday, I spent 20 hours working. Don’t think I’ve ever done that before. As an online teacher for UOP, they tell you to expect 20 hours of work per week, and I spent 20 hours working on Sunday. That doesn’t count the other time I put in during the week. C’est la vie. It’s better to be doing so while on vacation than not. We’ve been here just over a week, and I have 3 more full days of enjoying sunshine, trade winds, awesome friends, lazy rivers, and few responsibilties. I love it. Sometimes you just need a mental health break and living in flip flops for a bit.

Live it up.