October 26, 2012 in Asia, blog, Education, Thailand, Travelogue
Sometimes, there are perfect days. Today was one: Lunch on the beach A long walk on the sand Sun on my shoulders Shells to collect Bubble crabs to lay on […]
October 21, 2012 in Asia, Thailand, Travelogue
I don’t know if I really have the words to capture this. The following come to mind: Disturbing Nauseating Violent Sad Painful Confusing Loud Cacophonous Overwhelming Very, very foreign […]
October 20, 2012 in Asia, blog, Thailand, Travelogue
I think, in retrospect, what I will remember most is the beat of the drum. Deafening, unrelenting and punctuated with the brassy clang of cymbals. The trembling bodies of entranced […]
October 20, 2012 in Asia, blog, Thailand, Travelogue
**WARNING** Descriptions and photos in this post may be disturbing to some. Please preview for young children. We rolled down the windows on the car, as we crept into town, […]
October 19, 2012 in Asia, blog, Thailand, Travelogue
The first sound we heard was their singing: A high, haunting whistle-wail that rose and fell in waves through the jungle canopy. “They sound so much different than the howler […]
October 15, 2012 in Asia, Inspiration, Thailand, Travelogue
Do you live life in layers? So often to me it seems like our lives are layer cakes: Different flavours Different textures Sweet fillings Sometimes icky fillings The occasional nut […]
October 11, 2012 in Asia, Malaysia, Thailand, Travelogue
I lay on my back in the azure ocean, the temperature of a warm bath and listened to my own heartbeat. Beyond that, the soft tinkle of the bell and […]
October 8, 2012 in Asia, Malaysia, Travelogue
Thanksgiving is a distinctly North American holiday. I remember trying to explain it once to an Irish girl who’d come to celebrate the day with us and it boiled down […]
October 6, 2012 in Asia, Malaysia, Travelogue
You know those moments where you look around and you think, “This cannot possibly be my life,” and then you pinch yourself and realize that it is? Yesterday was that […]
October 4, 2012 in Asia, Japan, Travelogue
Boston to Tokyo is a 14 hour flight. Tokyo to Kuala Lumpur will be another 7.5. The only bright spot in that long day trapped in germ tubes was found […]
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