Singapore Twister

Yesterday there was a huge waterspout off the coast of Singapore, not far from my condo (my condo window is in lower right hand corner). I wasn't lucky enough to have seen it myself. :(

Cabin weekend

Megan and I went up to the cabin for the weekend - a nice, relaxing time, though a bit chilly! We helped Bob put in the dock and boat for the summer.

Visiting friends back home

While I didn't have a lot of time to see many people I'd like to, I was able to see a few. Here are some photos from a visit with Sandra, an outing with my godchild Ben, and a BBQ with my gradeschool classmates. Click on photo for more.

Mother's Day

I was lucky enough to be back in the Twin Cities for some meetings for a couple weeks that spanned Mother's Day weekend. So I didn't have to break the annual tradition: Race for the Cure and brunch at the Yacht Club.

Papua New Guinea

Last week I went to Papua New Guinea to visit one of Cargill's palm oil plantations. It was a great experience. In all the years I've worked at Cargill, I have just started seeing our facilities, and this one was a highlight. I was able to go with Christina and a couple other colleagues. Traveling to and from the remote location took a bit of time (8 hours flight to Australia, 3 hours flight to Port Moresby Papua New Guinea, 2 hours flight in prop plane to Alotau Papua New Guinea) - but all well worth it. The area is very remote, so the company must house all employees and build its own schools and clinics. We have over 1,000 workers at this plantation and four schools and clinics. Click the photo for more.