I have absolutely been slacking on writing a blog, and for that I'm sorry! There's been a lot going on in my world. It's been eventful, but more chill, all at once. Last week, none of the kids in my kindergarten came to school because three of them caught Hand, Foot and Mouth disease. So …
Just in time for 2020
I wrote and posted a rant in the heat of frustration that I've since taken down. I've had some time to regroup and cool off from the situation, and I'm in a very good place now. I'm seeing that all that's happened has occurred for my highest good. I'm looking at my situation as part …
How the Other Half Lives
I’ve noticed that over the course of a couple months, my priorities and interests have undergone a big shift. I thought before I was socially conscious, and I was, but only in my limited scope of living in a first world country. Living here, I see the effects of all of the wasteful practices that …
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. …
Mai Bpen Rai
Currently, I'm in a resort in Sukhothai that is quite far away from anything. I just walked out the door to explore, took a left, almost had a pick-up truck back into me, turned around to grab a Chang and Cup Noodles from 7/11 and came right back. I think it's a night for chilling. …
