Kristins Adventures in Wanderland's Guestbook

Congratulations on you new apartment...
and diving job at Sea Life! And sticking it out made it happen.

Good Times!
Lovely writing! Aren't you glad you are still in California? Keep those adventures coming! Love you tons!

few quick questions
Hey man. Loved your blog, well written and gave me a few good laughs. My partner and I recently moved to Bangtao and I was just wondering where this gym was located? Is it directly behind a small bodega on a really small side street about a 10 minute walk from Nok & Jo's? There are only 2 gyms I have found in this area but I am looking to start muy thai but I went to this one gym right around the corner and he was trying to charge me 600 bht per 1.5 hours. His English wasn't great. Anyway, just curious which gym it was exactly. Thanks!

Great Blog!
Bob and I travelled from the South Rim to Phantom Ranch and another time from the North Rim to A campground and hiked to Phantom Ranch. We took the Colorado Raft Trip for a week with hiking friends, but have never heard of Piano Alley or Cheese Grater? Great Bog Enjoy Hong Kong. talked to your grandfather, he is recouping after knee replacement...seems to be doing well. Have fun in Hong Kong! Stay safe...Love and a hug...Aunt Maureen

Fantastic!
I laughed, I cried! You are an amazing writer! Love you tons! mom

Lovely
It was a condensed version for sure, but I'm glad you wrote it all down. You have accomplished so much in such a short time. Everything will sort itself out somehow! Love you!

Blending work and travel...
I've been very fortunate having a profession (engineering) that included plenty of overseas job opportunities. My kids also wanted to work overseas, but they were unlikely to follow my career path so before they went to college I listed the various majors that had better odds for finding an overseas job. Both of my daughters chose education...teaching elementary school at an international school or Department of Defense Dependents School (much better pay and conditions than teaching English as a Second Language!). Neither has pursued that route, however. My son taught English in Thailand for his gap year, just as you did, and is now studying international law in Wales. He's hoping to live overseas the rest of his life. The DoD has a wide variety of overseas jobs in addition to teachers...look at https://www.usajobs.gov/ and enter the type of job and country, and see what is listed. Business is another path, with companies preferring singles as the cost of international schools for children is prohibitive. And then there is the Foreign Service, but that is highly competitive; hiring from selective universities. My niece is married to an FSO, and has been in Bogota, Colombia and Bern, Switzerland, and is now back in DC. What is your educational background? Perhaps I can provide more specifics for your situation.

Thank you for sharing your personal journey...
I look forward to reading your blogs about your growth and future plans, which I hope includes travel.

Thanks for sharing your reflections...
on your two years of being abroad. I also found returning to the States to be more culture shock than going overseas. There's nothing like having to read the McDonald's menu to decide what to order. I hope on your new job you get a couple weeks vacation per year. Please blog about those, no matter how close to home they are. And drop us a line when you get this thing figured out!

seeking
I think we all spend our life seeking to understand ourselves, others and our world, better. You just have taken it to a wider playing field. Staying "home" doesn't have to be a pause in the adventure, just a different sort of adventure. I know you will find more roads to travel, both near and far, and I will be with you somehow on every one. I love you! mom

So good to see you!
And better to hug you!!!

You've experienced and learned in one year...
what others take a lifetime. It's alright to get sick of traveling and going home is wonderful, but at heart you are a traveler. Don't give that up.

nice presentation
Seems you enjoyed a lot thisi trek. thaneks for your visit n well presentation.