December 21, 2003
Going to India
Flying to India tomorrow morning. A bit nervous. A lot excited. Five days on my own before the course starts. What to do, what to do?? But first, what have I been up to these last couple of weeks in...Read this update
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December 11, 2003
Happy birthday,Big Brudder!
Hey everyone, it's my brother's 31st birthday! HAPPY BIRTHDAY GABE!! An the cool thing is, it's his birthday here, but not yet his birthday there. Weird, ain't it? So everyone, close your eyes and hum him a happy birthday song...Read this update
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December 05, 2003
On the road again!
A couple of days at Whispering Seed turned into a week. And what a fabulous week it was! After that, I headed east to Laos, and stopped off at my new friend Jo's farm for a few days. Pretty much...Read this update
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November 27, 2003
Happy Thanksgiving
Pardon the typos, but the keyboard is abit sticky, especially the space bar. Ifoundmy friends Matt and Wanda, andhave spent the past four daysor so at Whispering Seed, a property thatis being develped into anorphanage and school. Iwill be here...Read this update
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November 23, 2003
Adventures (very long)
This is a pretty long entry (though abridged for mass consumption) covering Thursday through this morning (Sunday).... read on.......Read this update
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November 19, 2003
Leaving Chiang Mai
I broke down and went shopping a couple days ago at the Warorot day market. Bought a couple of beautiful sarongs and wrap-around pants. Some stuff I'll be sending home, but the light cotton fisherman's pants and a batik cotton...Read this update
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November 14, 2003
Welcome to the jungle
We headed out around 9:30 this morning to climb Doi Suthep to the temple at the top. It started off as a nice stroll through a forest on a well-marked trail.We lost the signs (and the trail!) after about 45...Read this update
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November 12, 2003
Train to Chiang Mai
I was hoping for a late overnight train to Chiang Mai in northern Thailand so that I would be able to see the mountains in the morning. A call to the train station misinformed me that there were no spaces...Read this update
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November 10, 2003
Urban underload
As wonderful as my hosts are, and as colorful as Bangkok is, it's time to move on soon. With a few more thousand dollars at my disposal, and a stronger penchant for partying and shopping, I could probably really enjoy...Read this update
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In the company of friends
I’ve received some wonderful emails from loved ones back home. I’m realizing why it was relatively easy to leave. I’m blessed with truly amazing people in my life, and that is a gift that they’re not going to take back...Read this update
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November 09, 2003
I'm goin' to Disney Wat!
Ta and her sister and I visited a couple of the larger temples and the Grand Palace. (I guess I can tell my mom that I went to church this weekend!) They were insanely huge and ornate. Really beautiful, but...Read this update
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November 08, 2003
Pray for firm stool
I've been in Bangkok now for about 36 hours without major mishap. Called my gracious hosts Shamus and Ta when I arrived at the airport, got their address, dodged the overpriced "private taxi" (650 baht) and found the metered taxi...Read this update
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Saturday at the Market
Ta (Shamus' wife, who's Thai) and I went to the main market in Bangkok. We spent hours walking through it, and still didn’t see it all. There were so many tiny stalls – clothes, food, shoes, blankets, plants, statues, baskets…...Read this update
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November 07, 2003
Friday 11/7, The Remix
The sun rose over Taipei this morning, while I was still high in the air. Windows on the left of the plane showed a deep red streaked by the charcoal of clouds and in innocent stripe of creamy pale orange...Read this update
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