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Ruthy Siemens
Aug 10, 20225 min read
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, 20226 min read
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, 20225 min read
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, 20223 min read
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, 20224 min read
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, 20215 min read
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, 20212 min read
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, 20219 min read
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, 20215 min read
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, 20217 min read
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, 20214 min read
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, 20215 min read
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, 20215 min read
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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