I had no experience riding a motorbike before moving to Asia, and Thailand is a pretty intense place to learn. During my TESOL course, we were actually advised not to get motorbikes. Mostly because there aren't necessarily "rules" to navigating traffic, and therefore you have to find your own way. Kind of a metaphor for …
Winter in Thailand
Just typing this out makes me feel like I've lost my hardened New England edge, but it's been cold here since this weekend. It got down to 11 degrees Celsius (which I just had to Google in Fahrenheit, and it's only a laughable 51.) I know, I know, my friends back home are bundled up …
Farang Files
Before coming to Thailand, I had a definite image in my head about what my life would be like. I can, in some part, attribute this to the role social media plays. Travelers visit beautiful places and use the images they collect to make vision boards of the perfect life. Hell, even I do that. …
