Well, things have been rather hectic lately. School has been taking up way too much of my time! Not only do I have my regular class assignments (readings and projects), but I'm in the midst of finalizing my internship and graduate project which means I'm writing grants, looking for flights, and finishing up a lot of seemingly unnecessary paperwork. Anyway, I guess it all has to be done. During what seemed like my busiest week yet, my brother Adam came to visit from England. It actually turned out to be a much needed and welcomed break. Traci and I took him down to Vegas for a night and spent a day in Zion National Park. Vegas was an experience, I'll probably never go back; but Zion's was amazing, (you can check out some pic's from our trip at www.spiresfam.blogspot.com). We were also able to catch a Jazz game, which was a first for me. Overall, I was glad to get away from Provo and school for a while - even though it was during a crazy busy time.

I don't know if anyone out there is reading this blog anymore - if not, it's probably my fault for not updating it on a regular basis. However, my life is starting to get a little more interesting and so I thought that I would rekindle my blogging flame and give it a go again.
"Interesting" defined: I am now in my second semester at BYU as a grad student studying public health, and have been accepted for an 8 week internship with the World Health Organization in Geneva, Switzerland starting the end of April. I am also going to be spending some time back home in South Africa this summer working on my graduate project assessing a hygiene promotion intervention in the townships surrounding Cape Town. So... a lot of travelling and new experiences coming up which will hopefully make for some interesting posts. We (Traci and I) are going to try our best to make most of my travelling a family experience, so we'll see how that works out. Last, but definitely not least, by any means: Traci and I are expecting a little boy in March. We are so excited and can't wait to welcome him into our family. His introduction is definitely going to be a whirlwind, as (like I just mentioned) we are going to try make these summer travels a family affair.
So let me know if you're out there, occasionally reading my entries. I promise that they will start to become more regular and a little more interesting.
Till next time...