As we stepped out of the airport, the heat and humidity hit me like a wall, though it was a much softer wall than the heat and humidity of Do Son a couple months earlier, in mid-summer. We made our way to the edge of the full parking lot with my new boss, who had met our flight , passing double-parked vehicles everywhere. Cars, so many cars, ( Read more... )

He had more character, independence and personality than any cat I’ve never known, or likely ever will.  That’s why I loved him so much. He was his own cat. Everything was on his terms. He decided when, where and how he was going to get what he wanted and what he would accept or not accept from people. He picked you…or he didn’t. But I was lucky: ( Read more... )

I've learned so much about myself, my body and recovering from my injury over the last several days.

My friend, Leah, who is a physical therapy assistant, came to visit this weekend. It was really good timing because I'd been doing PT exercises on my own for the previous three weeks. Unfortunately, because I was on my own without the guidance of my ( Read more... )

Monday, 11 January 2010

There was no indication that it was going to be an unusually rough day when I woke up. Our 10:00am English-Vietnamese language exchange was canceled, so we decided to head off nice and early (for a day off) on our separate motorbike trips. Darren had been dying to go up the Hai Van Pass. I, on the other hand, was in ( Read more... )

What did you do in...

2000

• Sold my company; got out of the internet industry; ended my relationship; sold my house;
• Went on solo travels to the New England area to get my life sorted out; went on a Buddhist retreat;
• Met and started a relationship with an amazing person who was in the same place as I was at the time;
• ( Read more... )

Travelogue: September 25th

Things to consider before visiting

Burma is an amazing country. The people are the most genuine and friendly folks I have ever met. Their smiles and 'hellos' come readily when they see you walking down the street. However, there are lots of things one can't say or write while there. It's well-known that the country is run ( Read more... )

Travelogue: September 10th

"No...sleep...til Yangon!"

This was our battle cry, being the light bus-sleepers that we are, as we got on the 14-hour long bus from Bagan to Yangon. When we finally arrived in Yangon, (after four hours sleep) we realized that we still had four days left in the country. So, what did we do? Decide to spend it restfully ( Read more... )

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