Lesson #18: We all need a hug from home once and a while
Back to Bangkok. Last time I was here I was a member of an eighty person orientation of new teachers, all of us fresh from the islands, our concept of Thailand miniscule. This… Read More
Lesson #17: Calculated risks are hard to come by
I am in Chiang Mai, chapter three of this Thailand experience. I conquered Thabo, sailed through round one of travels around Southeast Asia, and now find myself strapping on the training… Read More
Lesson #16: Fill your noggin with something useful
My skin is warm, my mind deliciously relaxed. I am in Nha Trang, Vietnam, coming back from a full day of coconuts and crashing waves. My eyes glance down and connect with those… Read More
Lesson #15: When in Vietnam, eat.
A blog post written on the road. Traveling is hard, in fact at the moment I am a bit cynical of the entire idea. Pass through a city, “see” as much as you… Read More
Lesson #14: A grandiose goodbye isn’t always necessary
When it comes to endings I am admittedly sappy. I was the girl who come college graduation made my friends sit around a bonfire so that we could all ceremoniously burn our insecurities… Read More
I will be offended if you don’t like this
Before Thailand I lived in Shutesbury, Massachusetts. For those of you unfamiliar with the town let me paint a picture. There is no cell phone service, no internet, and the only weather stations… Read More
Lesson #13: My little dumpling, it’s time to ditch the waffles
Me and my friend have a term for some men that come into our lives. We call them waffles. Waffles are: uncommunicative, self-absorbed, confusing, manipulative… in short the kind of man that you… Read More
Lesson #12: Sometimes there is no lesson
As candy rained down from all directions I stumbled forward, guided by the mass of people that surrounded me. The crowd moved fast, with only the occasional pause as attendees both old and… Read More
Lesson #11: “You can’t always get what you want, but if you try sometimes well you just might find, you get what you need” -The Rolling Stones
I did not want to move to Thabo, I had a meltdown of sorts when I first saw the pictures of the small town that I had been placed in. I panicked, I… Read More
