Hey readers, you know how you sometimes look at a blog and say to thine self, "… tltr (too long to read)". Well fear not, this is a blog for you: Lots of pictures, not much reading, and a blog free of acronyms.

Marie, Angela, and I got our 11 months off on the right foot by climbing a mountain during our first weekend in Albania. I'm not going to say we definitely broke some trespassing laws along the way, but let's just say, had my mother been along, this ascent would not have happened.

Our team has done a wonderful job with the kids of the youth camp we've been working with. Despite the language barrier, we continue to find ways to relate to the children.

Our squad has also gotten down to business with some manual labor. Owen Smash!

The pics have been a popular attraction for the city mice on our squad, but we did get to work with getting the pig's ears tagged… no piglets were eaten in the making of this blog.

The scenery has been stunning, and I don't know if a night has gone by sans beautiful sunset.