This website began it’s life back when we got married, before Melissa joined the U.S. Foreign Service. When this site does get updated (which happens! really! sometimes!), it usually shows some pet projects and photos.

Now Chad and Melissa are both in full time language training, and doing our best to learn Mandarin Chinese. We move to China this summer for Melissa’s first overseas tour. Feel free to follow along!

 

6 Responses to About

  1. María Staudenmann says:

    Hi Melissa! I bet you´ll have a though time remembering who I am, but eventually, really really trying tu fumble through your past (or maybe just looking at my last name), you´ll remember me as Blanca, the argentinian girl who lived just around your house in Camp Pendleton (1990-1992). I´m so glad y found yours and your husband´s website! (congratulations on the wedding, by the way)!!! And I really would like you to e-mail me back! I´m married too (for two years now), and have a wonderfully beautiful, 3 and a half year old son name Luca. I´m a journalist and my husband works on tv. Well, I hope I hear from you soon. Again, congrats!

  2. Joe says:

    Wow. Now I’m amused. I’m just going to say 3 things. 1. Mazal Tov, 2. Holy sh*t you cut your hair, 3. Make sure to visit Kfar Ha`Tsolelim when your back in Israel.

    Seriously though, it’s been a long time. Just wanted to say congrats and best of luck to you.

  3. could we be related?
    theres not many von hinkens out there

  4. Marcie Raynor Carballo says:

    Hey girl, it’s been a few years. I was just thinking about you and remembered your site and wanted to say Hi. Congratulations on the wedding. I did meet Chad once and I’m so happy for you. It seems you were just in SoCal. If you have the chance I’d love you catch up. Email me when you have a chance. Take Care girl.

  5. Fred v4.0 says:

    i love my brothers comment………….i hope it was in jest

  6. james c says:

    Chad,

    I wondered what happened to you, so Google led me here.

    Congrats on everything! Keep in touch.