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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.

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One week later…

Thursday, May 31st, 2007

After a nice Memorial Day weekend back home with friends I decided to spend the week taking care of some business. I am still jobless and will probably stay that way for a few more weeks. I’m not sure what exactly the plan is other than looking for something part time. I went and registered for classes for the 2nd summer session at school and decided to focus on education as a possible major. I met a lot of teachers while traveling and every one of them felt that it was the best thing they could get into to allow time to travel.

My short term goal is to get my degree and eventually try teaching overseas first. Out of all the places I traveled on this trip Hong Kong seemed the most likely place for me to live and teach. The city is really nice, it is close enough to the rest of Asia to use as a jumping off point for more travel and it is just very livable. For now though, I have to just keep at school and make sure I finish it this time.

I used to think I had no time to travel but I met a lot of older people doing the same thing I was doing so there is no limit on age for backpacking and experiencing the world so it takes the pressure off needing to see everything before I turn 30. At least I got a big trip out of the way and hopefully it keeps me going for awhile. I still plan on leaving the country during school breaks but I think it will be on a much smaller scale. Maybe a week in Europe or hitting up some of the islands in the Caribbean. I guess I could also visit more of the United States too.

I have handled returning home pretty well. I do miss the freedom of the road but it is nice to be home with the comforts I remember. My first meal back was a soft taco from Taco Bell and then Carabbas Italian Grill. I really miss Thailand. I think I started missing it the minute I left but didn’t realize it. The people are so nice in Thailand and I spent more time there then any other country. I didn’t like the food much but I think I am itching to get to a Thai restaurant here to bring back some memories. Hopefully it won’t do to my stomach what the real Thai food did.

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Regrets? Nah.

Saturday, March 31st, 2007
Ok, I don't have pictures up yet because this internet cafe doesn't have USB cable but last night after the Rugby matches I met with a few Scots and English guys and we headed out to this pub for drinks. ... [Continue reading this entry]

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USA! USA! USA!

Saturday, March 31st, 2007
The first night in Hong Kong was pretty strange. I decided to move to a different guest house seeing as though there was a sign above the elevator on my floor that said "NO JEWS, USA OR UK" so ... [Continue reading this entry]

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Hong Kong Nights

Thursday, March 29th, 2007
After a pretty rough 12 hour bus ride from Chiang Mai I arrived in Bangkok this morning around 6am. Luckily my stomach held up pretty well. It was supposed to be a VIP bus but they pretty much ... [Continue reading this entry]

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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]

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