Mississippi >>> Bali! What a crazy change of reality.

Well, Hello there Blog Community!

I have not forgotten you and from the many gentle "why aren't you blogging anymore?" questions I've received from more of you than I ever expected, I trust that you haven't forgotten me. It seems inevitable that each blogger reaches this point, or so called break. So, without further adieu and no apologies, I commence with commentary with what filters through SJ's life --

I've just come off a glorious month spent in MI-SS-I-SS-I-PP-I, i.e. home. I left 2 days ago on a long 24 hour journey to Bali, which is where I am now. I am sitting in the tropical garden of the Balinese hut I'm lodged at for the next week, enjoying the sounds and smells and activities of this tropical paradise. It always blows my mind how quickly reality changes after boarding a flight; this time is certainly no different. And, as lame as it might sound to those of you who just "don't get it", I can't help but think of Elizabeth Gilbert while I'm here, now totally understanding many of her quips and experiences of this place. Bali is already fantastic in my opinion, and so far, I've only experienced the taxi ride to my small, quaint hut and a run through the meandering lanes near here this morning. It didn't take much to entice my interests for all things Bali.

There is so much to recount, so much to muse on after everything new that has and is going on with me these days. I will certainly get to it all. But, in the meantime, I want to highlight a film that is coming out very soon. I can't believe that I won't be in the US at all to see any of the openings! Living in Emergency is a new film that tells the stories of life and work with Doctors Without Borders. Working with them is one of my longest and biggest personal goals. I urge each of you to see the show.