After Vietnam, we entered the Kingdom of Cambodia. Geoff and I were still traveling via boat up the Mekong River, but the change in scenery immediately peaked my interest. Gone were the heavy populated banks of the Mekong Delta, enter rural farm lands, villages, and water buffalo. Exactly what I wanted to see and experience all along. The second half of our trip was off to a great start, but first a brief history of Cambodia. Genocide The Khmer Rouge was responsible for 1.7 million deaths after overthrowing the country's government in 1975. The majority of these deaths were blatant [View Full Entry]

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Dear Family & Friends, Last month I spent a week in Vietnam and Cambodia; two incredible, developing countries with violent histories. This is Part 1 which focuses on the time I spent in Southern Vietnam, namely Ho Chi Minh (formerly known as Saigon) and the Mekong River Delta region. My buddy Geoff and I planned this trip by not planning anything at all. That's a lie, we did make one non-financially bound reservation at a hostel in our final city, Siem Reap, Cambodia. The 'show up and figure it out' strategy worked out surprisingly well and gave us the freedom to [View Full Entry]

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Hey you. It's time to dust off the old blog and let you know what's been happening in the life of an expat. The last 6 weeks have flown by and I take this as an indication I am feeling settled into the new lifestyle. Although I must admit that I am starting to miss a few things like the media craze of American sports. Especially now that both the NFL and College seasons have started I find myself addicted to reading articles on ESPN.com. Behind March Madness this is my favorite time of the year, especially when Jayhawks are off [View Full Entry]

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Hey gang! The title to my second entry is inspired by the fact that I have been trying to eat, experience, and enjoy everything around me to the fullest degree possible. The 'try anything' attitude is certainly keeping me busy. By the way, the website mixed up the order of the photos so just use the titles as a guide. Since I last wrote, a couple of good friends came visit and I've gone a few short trips. My photos will chronicle much of this so I am simply going to share a couple of short stories with you about things [View Full Entry]

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Dear friends & family, I hope you are enjoying your summers and getting outside as much as possible. My adventure began May 15th when I stepped off the plane and officially started living overseas away from the mothership. I can sum up my experiences thus far in one sentence: Life in KL is a blast! The people are warm and welcoming here. Two weeks ago, I went to KLCC (the retail portion of the Petronas Towers) and I forgot where I parked my car in their massive garage. The patrolling security guard suggested I jump on the back of his motorcycle [View Full Entry]

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