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Away she goes.

Tuesday, 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 on]

Passing the Camera

Wednesday, 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 on]

Lovely.

Monday, 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 on]

wanderwandersweatywonder

Monday, May 8th, 2006

After living in Asia… you trust nobody but you believe everything… if every trip worth taking is both a tragedy and a comedy, rich with melodrama and farce, it is also, at its heart, a love story. The romance with the foreign must certainly be leavened with a spirit of keen and unillusioned realism; but it must also be observed with a measure of faith” (“Video Night in Kathmandu” 1988 Pico Iyer 23).

I’m still here! Pouring sweat onto the streets of Bangkok along with 9 million other people, the Thai, the hippy backpackers, the smug sexpats, lots of TOEFL degree holders.

“You look so young and innocent now but you won’t when you leave Thailand.” [read on]

Ciao Barça, let me go…

Sunday, April 23rd, 2006

Barcelona kept me for awhile.  I couldn’t get to bed before 4 and I couldn’t leave [read on]

Hard work/Rusty Toyota

Monday, March 20th, 2006

It’s been five years since I’ve left the States so I can’t wait to fly to Barcelona and then Bangkok next month. The last five years I’ve worked really hard at school, supported family and friends, and neglected some other things like music, meeting lots of good people, and traveling. Next August I’ll jump into medical school and the goal is to keep paying attention to the more important parts of life – the stuff that makes us alive, A.L.I.V.E.

“We all live in a Yellow Ryder Truck…” my family harmonized as we barreled through rural Ontario towards our new home. It was 1990, mid-July, Bush I had just invaded Iraq, we were moving to Canada [read on]