Spent the day with Dr. Jung-Hua Yeh (she is in the picture with me in the Thailand exhibit) at the Southern Branch of the National Palace Museum–check it out if you visit. My pictures do nothing for the place. Amazing architectural design. Click on the link above to see a better photo of the design.…

I arrived in Taipei, Taiwan last night. On my way to Taichung for a couple of weeks. Working with my friends at the National Museum of Natural Science. I found a hotel on another blog about travel in Taiwan. Did not know anything about it, but the girl said she stayed and liked it. Wow!…

Happy Leap Year!! February 29 is an interesting day we add to the calendar–every 4 years they say. The link above will take you to some interesting facts about Leap Year if you have got the time. I spent my Leap Year Day in the Field. Thank goodness for that extra day this year! When…

Getting a Haircut in Bengkulu Indonesia: I needed a haircut really bad!!! My hair looked like straw. One quick message on What’s App (free way to call and text–everyone around the world uses it) and Ncih was here in less than 30 minutes. Came to the house and cut my hair–did not even go to…

I flew from Jakarta to Bengkulu yesterday. This is the rainy season. The roof leaks at the airport and everywhere there was a leak of course they put up a caution–wet floor–sign. But this is different. Every sign had a beautiful plant sitting somewhere near by. They put the plants out to catch the water–instead…

Mango Update: The medicine from the hospital was not strong en0ugh to fight the allergy. I did 7 days of the drug, but the allergy did not get better. Kept moving around my body. I am now on 14 days of prednisone. The WORST drug I have ever taken. I am not a pill person–I…

I am traveling to Jakarta today. This is the reality of travel in Southeast Asia. Thank you coronavirus!!

Mango 1: eaten 8 weeks ago–upper lip had bumps, my colleague at the university said I was getting used to the heat Magno 2: eaten 4 weeks ago–upper lip had bumps and some on my chin, my colleague at the university said sometimes people here break out when they eat mango–still wondered if it was…

This week I was in Lais Village with the Lembak tribe meeting native healers. I had a great host family this week and the house was nice. They have a store in the front of the house. A few pictures of the village below–did not take a video this week Before I meet the native…

This week I was in Palak Siring. Much different than the other villages. Of course, they are all different. This week I lived on a river. Kind of like home in Lillington, but I was much closer to the river. If you are interested in the house where I stayed, you can check out the…