Return to the United States

As of Thursday I'm back home now. If you followed the travel blog that Chris and I kept, Cape Town offered amazing weather for the last week of our trip and we were terribly sad to return to the bleak gray cold that is Michigan. Luckily we are warming up a bit. Here's hoping we'll warm up enough to have Meg and my wedding out of doors in two and a half weeks! Cross your fingers and pray really hard!
The jet lag seems minimal, thank goodness. Even though it was painful, I forced myself to stay up until almost midnight on Thursday (about 5am by South African time). Other than waking up multiple times in the night and forgetting random things I should not be blanking on, I'd say I'm adjusting well!
I'm starting my very last hospital rotation today for a mercifully short two weeks. There the upcoming graduation to think about, including turning in my logs from four months ago, and gobs of odds and ends to cover in preparation for the wedding! Yay!
Hopefully you all have been well these last couple of months. A few things have changed since I was gone. There are some new buildings around the Lansing area. What is up with the new Coke bottle tops? Why did they make them shorter? I bet it saves billions of tons of plastic or some unbelievable number like that.

Africa Updates

Hey! Check out my alternate blog that my friend Chris and I have set up to keep everyone up to speed on what is going on with us while we are in Malawi!

web.mac.com/collerch/

Marshall T. Steen

Marshall T. Steen passed away at his home in Scottsdale, Arizona, on the morning of December 2, 2007. Marsh was 86 years old. Born in Superior, Wisconsin on July 8, 1921, he leaves behind his loving wife of 63 years, Cora, four children and their spouses, nine grandchildren and four great grandchildren. Marsh proudly served our country in the Pacific during World War II. He was loved not only by his family, but by all who knew him, including hundreds of students he taught as a public school teacher in Minnesota, Colorado and Arizona. Marsh taught science at Cocopah junior high school in Scottsdale for twenty years before retiring in 1986. He will also be greatly missed by his friends at Calvary Church of the Valley where he and Cora have been active and dedicated members for 36 years. A public memorial service will be held at Calvary Church of the Valley, 6107 N. Invergordon Road in Paradise Valley at 7:00 P.M. on Tuesday, December 4, 2007 . A family graveside service will be held at The National Memorial Cemetery of Arizona.

granddad will be missed

Marshall T. Steen passed away at his home in Scottsdale, Arizona, on the morning of December 2, 2007. Marsh was 86 years old. Born in Superior, Wisconsin on July 8, 1921, he leaves behind his loving wife of 63 years, Cora, four children and their spouses, nine grandchildren and four great grandchildren. Marsh proudly served our country in the Pacific during World War II. He was loved not only by his family, but by all who knew him, including hundreds of students he taught as a public school teacher in Minnesota, Colorado and Arizona. Marsh taught science at Cocopah junior high school in Scottsdale for twenty years before retiring in 1986. He will also be greatly missed by his friends at Calvary Church of the Valley where he and Cora have been active and dedicated members for 36 years. A public memorial service will be held at Calvary Church of the Valley, 6107 N. Invergordon Road in Paradise Valley at 7:00 P.M. on Tuesday, December 4, 2007 . A family graveside service will be held at The National Memorial Cemetery of Arizona.