Ghosts of Thanksgiving Past: Penang, Malaysia

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 […]

Hard Rock Cafe Foam Party: A Culturally Broadening Experience!

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 […]

On Thanksgiving & Radio Silence

October 3, 2012 in blog, North America, Travelogue, United States

It’s 4:00 a.m. and I’m awake. I always do this the night before a big flight. I wake up every half an hour to check on the progress of the […]

Chiang Mai, the Thai North & Why We Didn’t Visit A Karen Village

July 10, 2012 in Asia, Thailand, Travelogue

When we moved to Thailand, we didn’t move to Chiang Mai because it seemed like “everyone” we knew was already there. Now we know why! The second largest city in […]

Pai: In Which We Make New Friends & Meet the Thai Police

July 2, 2012 in Asia, Thailand, Travelogue

If we were wanting to be anywhere but near the beach for the next couple of months, we’d live in Pai.  If a child said it once it was said […]

Pain As Meditation

June 27, 2012 in blog, Guatemala, Thailand, Travelogue

**Prologue** I wrote this over a year ago. I wrote it for myself, primarily. (I do a lot of that.) I never intended to share it with anyone but the […]

Life: Reboot

June 22, 2012 in Asia, Thailand, Travelogue

Just when you think it can’t possibly get any worse, it doesn’t. At least not for you.  My house is full. My kids are rockin’ out to some music I […]

Baan Nai Yang: Video-logue by Hannah

June 19, 2012 in Asia, Thailand, Travelogue, Videologue

Have you been wondering what it’s like where we live?  Hannah made this video as part of a class she’s taking through Wandering Educators and we wanted to share it with […]

Of Life, Death & a Mouse Named Frederick

June 18, 2012 in Asia, Thailand, Travelogue

It’s overcast in Thailand today, at least our tiny corner of it. It’s the rainy season, so overcast is to be expected, dark days are to be expected, as is […]

The Calm Before The Storm

May 22, 2012 in Canada, North America, Travelogue

This is what’s known as the calm before the storm. This island is always a quiet space for us, but more so this week. It feels a bit as though […]