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6 months out

Tuesday, November 13th, 2007

It has been about 6 months since my return to the United States. I am back to work part time and attenting community college. My goals at this point are to finish school to get my degree so that I can find work outside of the country a little more easily. I have about 2.5 full years of college left and should be able to transfer to University at the end of next year. Looks like I’ll be going for an anthropology degree while also taking some education courses.

Out of all the places I visited on this last trip Hong Kong and Chiang Mai have been the most attractive as far as living goes. Hong Kong is definitely more expensive and a huge urban city but it will provide a better income and maybe more excitement. Chiang Mai is the complete opposite… it is a very relaxed laid back city that will pay significantly less for teaching jobs. That being said… Chiang Mai doesn’t require the same amount of money to live off of and with a modest paycheck I could last awhile as long as I live accordingly.

I have a long way to go but these are my current thoughts. One of the reasons for taking this trip was to see how I might deal with living outside of the country and it seems like these two locations fit what I want the most.

Thailand Review

Saturday, May 26th, 2007

Best Experience: Meeting Lyndaile and getting to spend time with her.
Worst Experience: The motorcycle accident in Ko Pha Ngan
Best Accommodation: NuanPranee House in Chiang Mai
Worst Accommodation: I really never came across poor accommodation.
Best Food: I enjoyed the spicy green curry even though it was never kind to my stomach.
Worst Food: Pad Thai. I think it is the oil or the peanuts but I just don’t like Pad Thai
Scariest Moment: Realizing that I was about to crash the motorcycle coming down the hill.
Best Scenery: The southern islands.

Beer & Pizza Review 5.1

Monday, April 30th, 2007
Ok, this is not a full review because I'm still in Thailand but I have to talk about the pizza I had last night and tonight here in Chiang Mai. Yes I had pizza 2 nights in a row. ... [Continue reading this entry]

I’m A-Lao’d in Laos

Sunday, April 29th, 2007
My passport was returned yesterday with my Laos visa inside so I am officially allowed in the country. I don't leave till Tuesday morning so it is going to be one last night of partying in Thailand. Tuesday, ... [Continue reading this entry]

I’m heading home

Sunday, April 22nd, 2007
After another week in Bangkok for reasons explained at a later time I am heading home. It has been a great trip so far but sometimes you just have to go back to where you come from. Fortunately, ... [Continue reading this entry]

Beer & Pizza Review #5

Friday, April 20th, 2007
I'm back with another beer and pizza review. BEER: THAILAND Lots of choices here in Thailand so I will stick with the main ones. Heineken is the largest import. You can get Stella Artois, Budweiser, Corona and ... [Continue reading this entry]

Beware the beginnings, the ides, and the ends of March

Tuesday, March 27th, 2007
(...continued from previous post) Around 9pm all hell broke lose. I really want to spare details because it seems like for the last month I have had 10 bad things to talk about for every 1 or 2 good experiences. ... [Continue reading this entry]

Temples, elephants and waterfalls, oh my

Tuesday, March 27th, 2007
The day after the wedding which would be last Friday the group headed outside of Chiang Mai to visit Doi Suthep which is a very important Buddhist temple high in the mountains. It sits atop Thailand's highest peak at ... [Continue reading this entry]

Thai’ing the knot

Saturday, March 24th, 2007
I am back in full form and as active as I have been since February it seems. The last 3 days have been hectic but really fun. I will start with the wedding and then maybe post tomorrow ... [Continue reading this entry]

Disaster Zone

Wednesday, March 21st, 2007
The Thai government has declared Chiang Mai a disaster zone. Due to the burning fields near the border with Burma and Laos a thick haze crept into the valley that Chiang Mai sits in and has engulfed the city ... [Continue reading this entry]