A Collection of Memories from Around the World
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Teaching in Thailand: The End
Where do I begin? I planned to have have multiple posts between my first week of teaching and my last, yet here we are! When I accepted my position as a teacher in Thailand for five months it sounded like a long, and adequate amount of time to spend here. Of course, it was not,…
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A Year Remembered, A Year Looked Forward To.
“It is very strange that the years teach us patience – that the shorter our time, the greater our capacity for waiting.” – Elizabeth Taylor Moments of 2013, as they flashed by like the wise said they would. NYE in Austin and Dallas, TX with Morgan. Boston good-bye to Erin and Yongho before moving to…
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“Don’t Talk About Heaven if You’ve Never Been to Bali.” – Toba Beta
December 28, 2013 – January 5, 2014 Bliss in Bali. My take in 50 photos. I lied. It’s actually 51 photos. Bali was wonderful. It rained 60% of the time and it was still wonderful. Why? Because of the people. The deeply rooted, passionate balance they have between human, nature, and the divine. It wasn’t…
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A Christmas Away From Home
Christmas waves a magic wand over this world, and behold, everything is softer and more beautiful. ~Norman Vincent Peale As an almost 25 year old, this will be my first Christmas spent away from home, and away from my family. Not just, not home, but not in the United States of America. Not only my…
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48 Hours in Burma: Many Hours too Few.
December 13-15, 2013 I spent 48 hours in Yangon, Burma this past weekend and it was one of the most refreshing experiences I’ve recently had as a traveler. I was there for the wedding of my lovely friend Pan and her fiancee Ryan, and what a celebration it was! Being in Burma I was once…
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Sports Day at Ratwitthaya School
It’s like Homecoming – without the dance. At least that’s the closest thing I can think to compare it to in the States. The difference is all grades compete and each student is on one of four teams: Red, Yellow, Purple, and Blue. November was dedicated to preparing for Sports Day. Every class during the…
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Three Wishes on Loi Krathong
I love lights! Sparkling, glittery, warm glowing, lights! The lights on the Eiffel Tower, the lights on the Bay Bridge, the lights on a Christmas tree, and now the lights of a November Thai sky – comloi’s. Most of you have probably heard of Loi Krathong by now. It’s been largely talked about across the…
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Introducing: Teacher Cassie
I have seven days of teaching under my belt. While Monday had ended a little rough causing a tiny concern for my capabilities as an educator, the rest of the week flew by and ended just peachy – with a shiny little cherry on top. The work I do now is very different from the…
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Chiang Mai – Returning to the City I still love
October 24-29, 2013 It was three years ago when I unquestioningly made the appetent decision that placed me in the position to be able to say this and it was again an undeniable choice I made in September of this year that has allowed me to say it again, because I have experienced it once…
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Sawadee Ka, Thailand.
I feel at home. I’m not sure if it’s Thailand or the simple fact that I am out traveling again, but whichever the answer, I couldn’t be happier. I first visited Thailand while in college. I had chosen to study International Business in Chiang Mai (northern Thailand) for two months along with thirteen other WSU…
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