noodle quest 2006

hello… role call is still looking real shabby. come ON! who are you all? thanks goes to all who responded already and pain and hardship to all those who have not yet. come to the other side!
1. i now have a new link on the right side of the screen called !!!! MY VIDEOS !!!! some super grainy horrible videos for all of your viewing pleasure. Click on the link entitled; “you can view it here” under the status column. feeling super techno-savvy- just in time for an online job interview i am having in a week which will take place on webcam… technology is truly amazing.
2. new PICS up on shutterfly from luang prabang and vang vieng… check it out! also there are comments below many of the photos to explain what you are seeing since i can’t be there in person to give you legnthy explanations… lucky you!
3. elyse bought her wedding dress! she sent me pictures and it is stunning.
4. i went to a wedding in my friend Tia’s village yesterday at 10am and got home today at 11am. not ready to hash ut the details. in short, it was a nice time, that lasted too long with food reminiscent of whatever made me really sick the other day and tons of people who were super nice and pretty drunk.
5. new date home is march 22nd. prepare the parades! prepare the feasts and festivals!
bye bye

ROLL CALL! hello friends! it’s roll call time! i am very curious who has been followng the noodlequest beside the slim few of you who occasionally post. So…….. call it out! just respond with your name, and who you are or a comment if you want. Don’t be shy!
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today jess and i woke up at 6:30am to go meet this nice guy named mr. vong who invited us to a ceremony that was being performed at his house in his village, a 2 hour “bus” ride from luang prabang. i was still feeling really nauseous in the morning and teh thought of sitting down to a meal with his family sounded near death- but i thought i would give it a try anyway… [read on]

this is a picture of where i will be atending thai massage school at the asoka sunshine thai massage school 80km north of chaing mai! i sure hope this is my teacher! hello there- we have been ... [Continue reading this entry]

vang vieng increased in okay-ness soon after this entry. jess and i rented bikes and biked out to the organic farm about 5 or 6km from town. we ate some delicious fresh vegetables and mulberry green tea ... [Continue reading this entry]

this is vang vieng- but probably a few years ago- all of these places are now outdor lounges with lao/thai/western food we have been in vang vieng the past 2 or 3 nights and it is a ... [Continue reading this entry]

i will try as hard as i can to make this post coherent as jess has somehow convinced me that whiskey will help my illness and after only two glasses i feel a bit loopy.... i went to see a lao ... [Continue reading this entry]

this is in vientiane at the buddha park- maybe go there tomorrow if feeling better.... to be sick, tired, toe-nail-less and still desperately in love with a country after only 24 hours is truly remarkable and ... [Continue reading this entry]

hello friends. i have a very bad cold and am heading to laos. ugggggggggh. jess just bought me some cough drops. we will leave today at 6pm and arrive in vientenne, laos at 9am. woah. ... [Continue reading this entry]

This is the area where we are staying: this is pad thai: this is me and my mama at the beach this past summer: On new years ... [Continue reading this entry]