December 13, 2012 in Asia, Malaysia, Travelogue
Sometimes, there are connections made that just couldn’t happen any other way. Example: Contacting a complete stranger, the stranger inviting you to stay, and then commenting over breakfast, “You guys […]
December 13, 2012 in Asia, Malaysia, Travelogue
Borneo has been on my bucket list since I was a little girl. Stories of jungle people, head hunters and exploratory expeditions up wild rivers filled with crocodiles called to […]
December 11, 2012 in Asia, Malaysia, Travelogue
The sky is a heavy grey. We awoke to the constant sound of running water and flute music overlaying the rhythmic beat of bamboo being chopped in the garden. Ezra […]
December 10, 2012 in Asia, Singapore, Travelogue
“You know, Mom, raising us like you have makes the food thing a lot easier,” Hannah mused as our lunch arrived, arranged on banana leaves instead of a plate: stewed […]
December 9, 2012 in Asia, Singapore, Travelogue
Did you know that Singapore has a land surface area of only 699.1 square kilometers and approximately 20% of that is reclaimed land? Did you know that the population of […]
December 8, 2012 in Asia, Singapore, Travelogue
Leaving Thailand, arriving in Singapore… in which I am awed by a mall for the first time in my life (normally, malls do not hold my attention… clearly, I’d just […]
December 8, 2012 in Singapore, Travelogue
There is something you likely do not know about me, unless you have lived with me, or traveled with me: When I hit the wall, I hit it hard. […]
December 3, 2012 in Asia, blog, Thailand, Travelogue
It’s hard to believe that we’re leaving Thailand in five short days. We arrived almost seven months ago and the time has flown. There are so many things we’ve come […]
November 28, 2012 in Asia, blog, Thailand, Travelogue
The krathong were flickering stars on a liquid ebony sky, as if the whole world had been turned upside down and the thunderheads leant rolling waves to the inky sky-scape. […]
November 21, 2012 in Asia, Thailand, Travelogue
We celebrate Thanksgiving a lot Twice a year, at least, as a bi-national family, but we work to cultivate gratefulness in every day life too. As I finish up this […]
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