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Happy Holidays andHappy Holidays andBest WishesBest Wishes
for the New Year 2010for the New Year 2010
Lisa,Fiona,
Patchanee &Jan
HiThis is our second New
Year’s message since wemoved to the US on theChristmas Day of 2007.We are doing fine amidstthe economic crisis, weare still busy settlingdown in Amherst. We allreceived our permanentresident visa (the so-called Green Card) earlythis year. We have madegood American andinternational friends. Ourgirls are making progresswith their social andacademic lives. And so arewe.
Our ‘home’Since we bought a colonial
style house on Valentine’sDay 2008, we went throughthe process of getting abuilding permit to buildextensions (a vestibule, asun room and a screenedporch) because part of ourbackyard is overlooking thewoods and a conservationwetland.
The additions were finished inJanuary 2009 when wereturned from Thailand.Landscaping and stonewallswere finished in August,when we were in Australia.
Griffin
Recently we welcomed a new member inour family. Meet our Griffin, a wire-haired terrier puppy we adopted froma shelter in Arkansas in mid November.He is a hyper dog. So he keeps usactive and alert.
Ja, watte!
Fiona celebratedher sweet 16anniversary thisyear and is ajunior atAmherstRegional HighSchool. Our 13year old Lisa isin grade 8 atAmherst MiddleSchool. They arenow taller thanPat.
LisaThis year I started the
8th grade at ARMS. Ihave been doingpretty well inschool. I have mademany new friends andenjoy school more.Apart from school, Ihave been busy withmy new puppy,Griffin. It is quitefrustrating becausehe likes biting andhurting me, but apartfrom that, he’s agreat addition to ourfamily. 2009 has beena good year, but I’mready for 2010!
FionaThe highlights of this year for me were definitely
going back to Australia to see my good friends,starting dance, having a German exchange studentstay with us, making many new friends, andhelping to teach German at the Middle School.With only one more year of High School left togo, I am focusing on excelling in my school work,keeping busy and happy at the same time. I hopethat next year will be even better than this one!In other words: 2009 was a blast! Too bad it’sthe last.
Patchanee
I graduated with a Ph.D. in Sociologyfrom the University of Queenslandin July 2008 but went back toAustralia to attend the graduationceremony in July 2009. I haveworked as a researcher at theSchool of Public Health, UMassAmherst since November, 2008.For those who are interested inwhat I do, please visit my(academic) blog:
http://pmalikhao.wordpress.com
Patchanee I am also working on a book. I
hope it to be ready in 2010.I plan to go to Thailand toundertake research in 2010.
I have many sincere andcompassionate friends inAmherst and I am grateful.I strive to live my life as agood Buddhist and thatkeeps me young :). I wishyou a healthy body, mindand spirit for the New Year2010.
JanI have been busy as usual.
Conferences, research, editingtwo journals and two bookseries on top of my ownpublications, teaching, andcommunity engagement. Ibecame the Director of a newSBS Center ‘Communicationfor Social Change (CSSC)’,joined the Board of Directorsof ORBICOM, the UNESCONetwork of CommunicationChairs, Amherst CommunityTV (ACTV), and wasappointed Honorary GuestProfessor at HuazhongUniversity of Technology andScience (HUST) in Wuhan,China.
And, by the way, always look atthe bright side of life!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jHPOzQzk9Qo
Lisa, Fiona, Patchanee & [email protected] us on facebook!