The JimAnna Chronicles

What would you do if your spouse was going to be deployed to a remote location, fighting daily to make the world a better place, and you were stuck at home to wait? Well I did what any self-respecting girl would do. I cried for a week, and then I went to Paris and cut [...]

In April three significant events took place. First, I went to the Herrmann haus to celebrate Reinhardt’s birthday and second, my mom came out to visit. After that, I took a trip with some girlfriends to Sardinia, Italy. April was a bit of a blur, but a happy one. Here are some photos that I [...]

We finally made it to the final month, July, which marked the arrival of our replacements. So, we had a very intense few weeks trying to educate the new engineers on everything they needed to know to be successful. Perhaps the most important task was getting the engineers out to all our project sites. That [...]

On my final trip to southern Kapisa, we again stopped at the dam. This time, the water was flowing in full force. Our contractor told us that the water is turned off for a few minutes each week, so that people could gather (not really catch) fish. Here are the road workers picking out large [...]

Some of our development projects are in villages without roads. So, when we go check on them, it requires a bit of a hike. That even means crossing rivers. I *almost* stayed dry. Not surprisingly, this was the first place we went, so I spent the next 8 hours with wet feet. By the time [...]