A Typical Morning

A Typical Morning

For those wondering what a normal morning looks like for us here in the jungle, this was today: My day started out with me being woken up by the sound of one of our children having diarrhea. Yes, you read that correctly, it wasn’t the child that woke me up, but the...
Helllloooo Jungle

Helllloooo Jungle

We are not dead. I just thought I should probably clarify that before I went on to talk about anything else, since it seemed like some of you might have assumed otherwise, being as we moved out into the jungle two weeks ago and have neglected to contact the outside...
Ready To Move In!

Ready To Move In!

We did it! Despite a genuine lack of food, a rather large bush fire, an army of hamster-sized spiders, and the ever-present ineptitude of the homeowner, we were finally able to bring our bush house up to a livable status! Yay! The building trip had a bit of a rocky...
Can We Build It? Yes, We…Maybe.

Can We Build It? Yes, We…Maybe.

Two Americans, an Irishman, and a Kiwi* all get onto a chopper to head into the jungle. They have one bladder between them and not enough food for the week that they’ll be gone…It sounds like the beginning to a weird joke, doesn’t it? But it’s not. It’s my life....