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Away she goes.

July 4th, 2006

Yesterday I said goodbye to Anna who has been my off and on roommate at the hostel for the last few weeks (sometimes I’m traveling, sometimes she’s traveling, sometimes we’re both in the dorm with all the girls on their way to and from Thailand’s islands). Read the rest of this entry »

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Safety Last

July 3rd, 2006

Mostly Koh Chang looks like this right now but that’s pretty bleak so here’s a nicer picture of a shrine:

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Soaking on sand

June 30th, 2006

What to do for three days on a big rainy island?

1. Hang around my guesthouse taking pictures of myself.

2. ummmm… Read the rest of this entry »

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the program

June 25th, 2006

You never hear about a cool, dry evening in Bangkok. It’s always “another steamy evening here in BKK…” A few days after arriving back at the home base for all of South East Asia I felt my feet start to itch again Read the rest of this entry »

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Slowing down

June 25th, 2006

I arrived to Bangkok early in the morning last week and caught the skytrain to my favorite hostel. It was an hour before check-in so I dumped my backpack in the hall and took a shower, ate their free breakfast, then checked in and fell fast asleep in the dorm.

“Are you alright?” the girl in the bed next to mine had a Swedish accent. Read the rest of this entry »

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Brave new technology.

June 25th, 2006

If you are born in, let’s say Dadaab, Kenya, and then end up in Burlington, Vermont at age six, chances are you will be offered some catch-up vaccinations.  Read the rest of this entry »

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Passing the Camera

June 7th, 2006

Today my little sister, Ella, graduates from college. I am so happy for her! Thinking about her all dressed up in a cap and gown makes me nostalgic for… the Macalester College English Department. After posting about the Quaker gathering several months ago I recently heard from Harvey Gillman – an inspiring Quaker writer. He made me think about the value of a sound bite versus a well thought out version of the truth. In any case, I haven’t posted in awhile and there is a lot to say. So sit back, get yourself a snack, if you are anywhere near Norwich, Vermont ask my dad to make you some of his famous fried tofu. This entry is long. Also note: I read only one book at a time while traveling. Read the rest of this entry »

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Lovely.

May 29th, 2006

Everytime I get off a bus or plane in Vermont I smell trees and breath again; after splurging on a flight from Ho Chi Minh Vietnam to Vientiane Laos I took the same big breath. Read the rest of this entry »

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Rx me!

May 29th, 2006

“Peel everything you eat, don’t sleep near pigs, Happy travels!  Come back for a parasite stool test in August.”  Over a month ago the nurse practitioner at the travel clinic in Burlington sent me away with prescriptions for Mefloquine, an anti-malaria drug, and Ciprofloxacin, a broad spectrum antibiotic that works against severe traveller’s diarrhea. 

By the time I reached Vietnam I was well through half the Cipro regiment  Read the rest of this entry »

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Do I know I don’t know?

May 22nd, 2006

“I like to know that I have no idea what is going on… in America we are lulled into thinking we know but we’re absolutely clueless most of the time.”  Lawnin said to me on my first night in Ho Chi Minh City over white wine, pizza, and a fudge sundae!!  Read the rest of this entry »

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