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Published: February 5th 2006
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HELLO TO ALL. I AM ON MY WAY HOME! THE TRAVELBLOG WAS A BUST BUT
THE TRIP WAS A BLAST. AFTER RIDING AROUND FOR HOURS LOOKING FOR INTERNET CAFES I DECIDED THAT THIS SEARCH WAS JUST ADDING HYPE TO MY TRANQUILITY.
Ⅰ FEEL LIKE I HAVE BEEN GONE FOR 3 YEARS.
FAVORITE TRIP MOMENTS:
THE CHIN STATE VISIT, THE FAR WEST STATE WHERE WOMEN STILL HAVE FACIAL
TATOOES. I SLEPT WITH THEM (NOT REALLY), ON THE FLOOR OF THEIR HOME IN
THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE. (PRETTY SCAREY WHEN YOU WAKE UP IN THE NIGHT
AND SEE ONE OF THOSE FACES LOOKING AT YOU)
MEDITATING AND DRINKING COFFEE WITH AN ABBOTT MONK. WE CHILLED EVERY
MORNING AND EVENING, ON OUR MAGIC CARPET BEFORE BUDDHA. ON THE LAST
DAY HE BROUGHT OUT A PAIR OF HAIR CLIPPERS.(TO CUT WHAT?)
GETTING TIPSY ON RICE WINE AT A PARTY IN MINDAT (OF COURSE BY THE END OF THE NIGHT I WAS SURE I WAS GETTING FLUENT IN BURMESE) AND THEN
PROCEEDING WITH EVERYONE TO THE ARCHERY RANGE TO SHOOT AT A WOODEN
OX PASTED ON THE SIDE OF HOUSE.
MEETING ALL THE MYANMAR PEOPLE AND FALLING IN LOVE WITH THEIR SPIRIT...
IN THE FACE OF A HARSH GOVERNMENT THAT ROYALLY SCREWS THEM OVER.
SO POLITE AND GENTLE BUT SO POOR AND AFRAID. IT MAKES ME SICK AND
REMINDS ME OF ANOTHER PLACE VERY DEAR TO MY HEART.
BE BACK SUNDAY AM YEA!!!
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