I have been encouraged to write a travel blog. Since I'm not really traveling at the moment, this might be a bit light on... well, travel, so here's a brief recap of my last 7 months. October-December: Traveled through Thailand, Cambodia, and Laos. Long-time goals fulfilled include scuba diving (open water certification on Ko Tao, one of the most popular places in the world to get PADI OW certified), visiting Angkor Wat in Cambodia (HUGE), and seeing World Heritage-listed, gorgeous, and pleasantly chilly Luang Prabang in Laos. January: Returned to Bangkok to look for work. Employed in large school out in the boonies of Bangkok as a grade 1/kindergarten teacher. I didn't enjoy teaching kindergarten. Children pick their noses a lot. We got an apartment at some time during this month, where we still live. I
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