Kuala Lumpur

View of the Petronas Towers from our hotel. No need for the Sky Bar.

Kuala Lumpur Bird Park. The world's largest free flight aviary.     

Banksy

Time for bird portraits.

Lauren nursing the parrots back to health.

Who are you? Who who, who who?

Petronas Sky Bridge

KLCC park

Marcia relaxing next to the fountain garden.

In front of the Batu cave temple in KL.

Good thing I have absolutely no intention of doing these, especially after the 

climb to get up here.

This looks like a great place to contemplate my dietary lifestyle.

Bali 2015

For sunset we headed to the Uluwata temple to watch the sun lower against the crashing waves and to watch the Kecak dance featuring a group of seated men chanting in deep tones and a series of costumed characters enacting a play.

Oh, naughty, naughty monkey.

After the sun sets, the real performance starts.

We drank a little Luwak coffee and tasted all the blends. Luwak coffee is where the civet cat eats the beans, passes them, then they are dried and roasted. Maybe my palate isn't as refined as some.

Public art at every roundabout.

Today we finished our Peace Corps service and left Manila. It was a bittersweet day as we looked towards our new life and reflected on the past two years. Thank you to all our friends for making us feel so welcome in your country. Mahal kita.

Close of Service September 11, 2015

As we prepare to close or service today we are reflecting on where we've been, were we are going, and those who have given their life for us. Lauren and I visited the American Military Cemetery here in Manila. It is the largest American cemetery on on foreign soil and located is a peaceful and beautiful setting on a hill.

We found it to be a beautiful reminder.