Throughout everything I think it’s the little, daily, ordinary, maybe even mundane, things that count and that I want to remember. I’ll be starting a new weekly post that will focus on a random happening, anecdote or observation that occurred during the previous week. *** Traveling and living abroad opens you up to many unbelievable […]
Archives for May 2012
Meat, Meditation and Malas — A look at different practices and offerings around Chiang Mai
Thailand attracts an interesting mix of travelers and expats. You have the gap year backpacker/partiers, the middle-aged Western men looking for Thai girlfriends “companionship”, the retirees, the long-term travelers who need an affordable base to jump off from, the young English teachers who want to try “something different” for a while and the spiritual/new age-y/yoga-y/natural-y/hippie-y […]
Talking Thai
I’ve always been interested by languages and fascinated jealous of anyone who could speak more than one. It’s like they’re in some sort of club I really want to belong to. I’m good with words – I majored in communications and history, worked in PR and now teach English. Working with words comes easily to […]