Do you think that Barack Obama wakes up every morning and thinks "OMFG I'm president of the United States of America" or is he just used to it? Does he ever think, right before he makes a decision "what I do right now could change the lives of millions and I'm so frightened that I'm wrong ( Read more... )

I'm currently watching the latest season of Master chef (I don't even watch it at home, or at least not religiously, but it's kind of a connection to home and it's nice) and it's making me think of the things I'm missing out on by being here. I know, I know, you just feel worse if you think about those things, and you should focus on the positive. ( Read more... )

I must have done something bad to give me all this negative karmic energy. I have had a horrible few days. Just when I think it'll be OK and I'll adjust and everything will be OK, something else bad has happened ( Read more... )

This evening started as most of my evenings do: DVDs and internet (and dinner from Friendlys, the local Khmer place across from my apartment which sells food that is decent enough to eat if I'm hungry but too lazy to walk a bit further). Usually it doesn't go any further than that. My mind is no more exercised than when I first sit down. This is ( Read more... )

Last year the world stopped making sense. And that was when I started asking why, why, why ( Read more... )

This week has felt exhausting. The heat here is draining and makes you feel as though you've been wrung round in the dryer for a week or more if you're out in it for more than twenty minutes. Between 11 and 2 is especially horrible. After 2, a little bit of cloud cover turns up and it becomes a little more bearable. But it's hot, hot, hot and I am ( Read more... )

Last year I lost my sense of belonging. I stopped understanding how the world worked, how I worked, where I was, where I should be ( Read more... )

One thing I like here a lot is my housemates. Both are really nice in their own different ways. And the more I learn, the more they surprise me ( Read more... )

I've started another blog with a friend. We're supposed to just be blogging about our experiences living in various places, but so far neither of us have posted anything. Until now! I'll link my posts here, and keep posting here about more personal stuff, but wanted to put travelish stuff there.

Link to my first post here!Sorry, it's a little ( Read more... )

The heat is oppressive and I have been continuously drinking glasses of cold water (and one glass of Royal D enhanced water - filled with rejouvenating electrolytes). Weather-wise, this day/morning has been not at all similar to a Canberran morning (mostly cold ( Read more... )