We've been in Kuala Lumpur for almost 3 weeks now and we love it! We never thought we'd say that about a big city because we don't like concrete jungles, smog, and places where people are too busy to talk to you. But we've also never been in a city like Kuala Lumpur, and it has some really great things going for it. In fact, we could probably see ourselves settling here happily for quite some time...
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We recently left Penang, Malaysia for Kuala Lumpur -- about five hours away by car -- and we're loving it here! But on the way, we took a short trip to the Cameron Highlands, Ipoh, and also visited Orang Utan Island rehabilitation center to view some of our closer primate relatives.
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Last year, I wrote a list of 77 Things I Did in 2010. Every time I read through it, I feel amazed at all we were able to accomplish in ...
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There have been some rumors floating around that we have left the Mormon church (The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints). Perhaps you've seen the pictures of Jen in sleeveless dresses, or you've noticed from my tweets the absence of any mention of church for almost a year, and you're wondering what's going on. Some people have approached us about it privately and others have silently assu...
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While in Penang, Malaysia, we enjoyed a few cultural celebrations, including a New Year's Eve presentation in Georgetown featuring music, dance, and martial arts from the Malay, Chinese, and Indian populations living in Malaysia. We also went to the Lion & Dragon Dance Parade a few weeks earlier, and a small Christmas concert our kids performed in.
I'm amazed at the energy level and talent ...
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I was going to throw together a long video of everything we've done in the past few weeks, but I decided to split it into a few different posts so I can get them up a little faster and so I can share more pictures without boring you. :)
One of my favorite activities we did in Penang this month was visiting the Kek Lok Si Temple, or the "Temp...
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Have you ever gone on vacation, and after returning home felt like you needed even more time to recuperate from it? I have. This usually happens when you keep yourself busy seeing all the sites and doing all the fun activities you planned, while not leaving much down time for resting or thinking. As I mentioned in my last post, w...
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Wow, we've been having so much fun in Penang! The island is full of entertaining and free activities right now, from jazz and orchid festivals to horse shows and dragon boat races. Most kids are out of school this month, which is why there's more going on than usual. But even without all the extra activities, there's a lot to do in Penang, and we've been keeping ourselves busy doing it, often with...
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We've been having so much fun in Penang! With so many new things to experience and enjoy, it's been difficult to write about them all.
Last week, we had the unique experience of going to a fish spa. If you haven't heard of a fish spa (we hadn't), let me clarify that it's not a place where fish go to get a facial. It's a place where people go to get treated by fish.
Yes, I'm serious.
But n...
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Christmas has been very different for us since we moved abroad, in more ways than just being far from extended family. Even before we left, we became disenchanted with certain aspects of the holiday, ...
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Welcome to Kuala Lumpur
Cameron Highlands, Ipoh, and Orang Utan Island
42 Things I Did in 2011
Why I Left the Mormon Church
Dragon, Lion, and Indian Dances
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