Back on the Africa Mercy
Back on the Africa Mercy in Senegal! It's been a long time since I did a blogpost about our time on the Africa Mercy. I've been sending...
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Ruthy Siemens
- May 5, 2022
- 6 min
10 Ways to have a Satisfyingly Fantastically Frugal Vacation!
Vacation anyone? Yes I definitely need one! or want one! As a health care worker during the pandemic and as it continues on within the...
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Ruthy Siemens
- Mar 14, 2022
- 5 min
Mercy Ship Miracles Today and Tomorrow
It's still been a hard go of constant battles of transitions, of change fatigue, if you will. Some weeks, we are not sure how we...
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Ruthy Siemens
- Jan 17, 2022
- 3 min
First Impressions of Mercy Ships
It’s been 10 days and I thought I would describe my first impressions with my five senses Taste: The lunch and dinner is provided by a...
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Ruthy Siemens
- Jan 4, 2022
- 4 min
Update! What's happening in 2022!
Some of you are probably quite puzzled by what we are currently doing at Mercy Ships right now. Some people think we are currently in...
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Ruthy Siemens
- Dec 15, 2021
- 5 min
What You Need to Know about Your Canadian Defined Benefit Pension!
What do you know about your pension? Last November during Financial Literacy month, I set about trying to sit down and finally learn...
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Ruthy Siemens
- Nov 25, 2021
- 2 min
What is a Sinking Fund and Why Do I need One?
A sinking fund is a fund that includes all the once a year expenses that we sometimes forget to include in our monthly budget. Quick,...
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Ruthy Siemens
- Nov 16, 2021
- 9 min
What is Financial Infidelity? and How Can You Get on the Same Page with your Spouse?
"What is Financial Infidelity and am I a victim or a perpetrator of it?"
Financial infidelity is hiding your purchases and debts from your s
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Ruthy Siemens
- Nov 10, 2021
- 5 min
COVID I hate you! Encountering Hard Times...
Oh man, COVID is such a struggle and I'm still not over it and neither is the rest of the world. I never dreamed that we would get COVID...
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Ruthy Siemens
- Oct 28, 2021
- 7 min
For Such a Time as This...Mercy Ships Onboarding Class
We have entered a weird world of transition this past month. One of our On Boarding class leaders called it a “vacation with God!” They...
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Ruthy Siemens
- Oct 20, 2021
- 4 min
20 Random Facts About Living Onboard the Africa Mercy Ship
In honour of the twenty years that I have been waiting to live aboard Mercy Ships, here are twenty random facts. 1. We get to have church...
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Ruthy Siemens
- Aug 27, 2021
- 5 min
The Final Countdown
The last week of preparing to leave was definitely emotionally taxing. Probably one of the most difficult mixture of emotions between...
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Ruthy Siemens
- Jun 9, 2021
- 5 min
Travel Health Insurance for Canadians
Canada is an awesome place to live! Our healthcare system is fan-freakin-tastic! As a nurse, I know full well the many flaws in our...
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