So who is this girl?

A silent reader pointed out maybe I should identify myself a little better... "who the hell is this girl?"

Yeah so I come from the USA..(upper left)... This is my family

This is their dog and the sheep. An extravagant peacock in the yard....yes domesticated ....more or less.... it is still balzy and might bite you....and it will definately wake you up with a bloody mary scream.

Here is the house in snow. With climate change there has actually been alot more snow in the winter... but it doesnt show any major contribution to the yearly water deficit because alpine storage is also affected here, as in Ecuador, by the increasingly hot summers.

Things i like about the netherlands (where i'm working on my master degree)....

1. there are people who put up posters of bikini island explosion over their desk...and when you ask "why the hell did you put that up????...." they say "its to keep things in perspective...like for exams....you are studying and freaking then you look up....and 'oh yea. there are bigger things to worry about' " smart people
   


2. this is actually more important to me. even though rural villages can be extraordinarily racist (also like US)....i am happy about the viewpoint that the world and problems are bigger than the netherlands. they also have a history of being conquered. the government and i think the majority of the people put their money where their mouth is and invest in NUFFIC scholarships and other international development projects with, i believe, a drive to make things better for people and nature. but it is still only 2 % of the GDP

Ok. so now we know each other and can be friends.... some folks just told me they have actually been reading the blog....that makes me feel absolutely great...thanks guys : )