Ptown Post #1 of 3: Water, water everywhere

We're back from Provincetown. We're happy and tired. We have sea salt in our hair.

If you ever go on a whale watch and the naturalist suggests that there may be a "mist" or "spray" of water coming from the west, haul your bootie to the enclosed lower deck of the boat. Just a tip.

More on all of this later, but in the spirit of impatience, I am getting to the goods first. Da' whales.

Last point lighthouse. With seals. Fat seals.

"Viking" (humpback whale)

"Rapier" (humpback whale)

These are our favorites from the trip. S liked Viking best and I was all about Rapier (the biggest whale). I got all excited about this calf on the left side of the boat whenever I was on the right side, but it turned out that after you see Rapier, the calves, which I finally saw, just look like dinky mini-Rapiers - the big, presumably bad ones. But definitely more on this after a good night's sleep on shore!

Move your body!

I know someone who is a bona fide comedian. Someone who puts down his own brand of one liners like Jack Handey - absolutely my favorite kind of comedy.

And before I go on vacation (woo hoo!) to go whale watching (wooo HOOO!!!!) I had to share his humor with you.

He says:

"It's certain times or events that remind you that there is a black family in the White House. This would be one."

Thanks to all the funny folks in my life (and primarily the funny dude known as S with whom I am whale watching -- for our 5 year anniversary!) for convincing me that I may one day die of the giggles.

You make this already beautiful life so much brighter.

I finally found words...

...for what I think about it.

Osama bin Laden is with God. God, who loves him more than he hated others. God, who loves him more than others hated him. God, who loves us more than we could ever imagine, despite what we do to one another.

Rest in peace with your God and ours.

All of Us

Global Youth Connect changed my life, making an opportunity available to me to understand something bigger than myself in a way no other organization has ever done before.

The people I met, Rwandan and American, are truly lifelong friends who inspire me on a weekly basis to keep my heart open to all souls and to...never stop working on behalf of the oppressed...never stop examining my own life and attempting to do better...to be a better example of humanity in my actions, words, thoughts and beliefs.

During this time of mourning and memory in Rwanda, and this time on earth when we all need hope, I thank God (and Jesse Hawkes) for making GYC a hopeful, hardworking entity!

My friend and hero Emiko

Read her story here.

Ring!

This picture cracks me up.

 How happy I hope they are and will be in this lifetime together!

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 Happy Easter.