Okay, last blog for awhile! My mom will be taking over (link to her blog) and then I may or may not continue the blog after she’s gone (in a few weeks) - we’ll see. I feel like such a social butterfly lately, hanging out and having dinner with Lori, volunteers/guests, and some of their friends. I’m also apparently a master-moocher without even trying, as people - mostly Lori - just keep paying for my food and drinks! I’m not sure what’s worse: the idea of spending more than $5 on a meal, or having the guilt [View Full Entry]

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[More pictures here: http://www.facebook.com/album.php?page=5&aid=123814&id=692865946 Sorry I don't have the patience to upload more onto the blog.] Hello again. I feel as though I blogged just yesterday, but apparently that’s not the case. Perhaps time is going by fast because I have more of a routine now. Well, by “routine” I mean that I have a couple things that I do most everyday - I don’t truly have anything that resembles a daily schedule. My typical weekday looks like this: Wake up any time between 6:30 and 8:30 and shower; chat with my parents on skype for a [View Full Entry]

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Okay, so blogging time! I haven’t blogged in awhile because I haven’t felt like there have been many exciting adventures to tell about. The past couple weeks have been more about me settling into daily life here rather than going on new and interesting excursions. It’s a nice change of pace from past vacations. As much as I enjoy the novelty and delight of new places, I also really like getting into my groove - a sense of familiarity, of knowing what I’m doing, of having some sort of routine. That being said, I still learn something new each day, [View Full Entry]

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So this is a story that I just wrote for my CCV Travel Writing class. It's not at all relevant to my current travels... I'm just posting this for fun. Twan It has become a joke now that my mom occasionally brings up in conversation: “Like that Thai waiter that you got fired!” I make a semi-real, semi-joking whimpering sound of guilt and regret, and my mom laughs and follows up with a sincere “Just kidding of course!!” I can still see Twan’s face very clearly in my mind, like it [View Full Entry]

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(Lots of photos on facebook now: http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=122390&id=692865946) Good news: my foot is all better! Now of course my stomach is on the fritz… if it’s not one thing it’s the other. Nothing too bad really, just strange feelings going on down there, and the repetative thought process of “Gee, I really shouldn’t have eaten so much since I don’t feel quite right. But… boy does all this food look good…” The last few days have been pretty laid-back, which has been nice - all that ramen-eating and picture-taking [View Full Entry]

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Alrighty then: two big days to catch up on! Thursday was the day we went up to Koh Ker School. Of course, the first day I was able to sleep past 3am was the day I had to get up at 4:30 - because sometimes that’s just the way the world works. So again we all piled into the vans with the incredible amount of supplies - noodles, beef, uniforms, shoes, books, soy bean milk, you name it. And yes, even with all the water from the typhoon, we made it! Unfortunately I got quite carsick on the way there [View Full Entry]

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Alright, so I’m not really in a blogging mood right now, but one: I have a semi-compulsive urge to make sure my blog is up-to-date, which is kind of worrisome… and two: I’m in even less of a homework mood, or a going-out-to-dinner mood, and if I watch TV I’ll probably fall asleep… so blogging it is. We’ll see how it goes. So, the past two days I’ve continued to wake up by 3am. Boy has this been a long week!! Days are going to seem so short comparatively once I get on a normal schedule, which is hopefully soon! Yesterday [View Full Entry]

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**Edit: I don't know why this shows up before the "!!!" entry, but it's meant to come after that one. So today around 8am, after already being awake for over 5 hours, I decided to take a walk downtown. While I could have taken my bike, I really had nothing better to do but take my time walking, enjoying all the familiar scenery. Plus I’m just a tad bit nervous about riding my bike here again… which is silly, cause it’s super safe and everything, but you have to get us [View Full Entry]

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Hello everybody [: I’m here! I’m here I’m here I’m here… and I’ve been awake since 2:30am; big surprise. I thought I had my whole master plan worked out… stay awake until 8pm, by then I will be SO tired from sleep deprivation that I’ll be out cold for at least 10 hours - maybe even 12 or 13. Well, pfft, I should know better after all those awake-and-starving-at-3-in-the morning nights in Bangkok from previous trips. But still, 2:30, I woke up rather suddenly, rolled over to look at my alarm clock, and immediately thought, “Are you kiddin [View Full Entry]

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So I feel very intellectual right now. I’m sitting in a coffee shop / bakery, sipping hot cocoa, with my glasses on (which always make me feel either intelligent or grungy), typing away on my tiny little laptop. And a very weird sensation has come over me, because I’ve realized… today is the day. I mean, THE day. The day I’ve been counting down to since 107 days ago. The day I’ve been daydreaming about since April. The day that, at some points, felt would never come, and I impatiently wished to just fastforward to. But now that it’s here… boy [View Full Entry]

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