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Coming Soon
Hello everyone. I want to apologize for not keeping up with my posts. My goal has been to consistently post twice a week until everyone is caught up to my present-day activities and whereabouts. Since arriving in Thailand, I have… Continue reading
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Cultural Orientation: Buddhism is Everywhere
I don’t know much about Buddhism. It’s not that I can’t read books on the subject. I have read plenty. It’s not that I can’t understand the core tenets of the faith; I get it. The problem is that spirituality,… Continue reading
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Cultural Orientation: Cooking
If there’s an art that I excel at above all else, then it has to be cooking. I love to cook. It brings me great pleasure to be in the kitchen. It doesn’t matter whether it’s a pot of bean… Continue reading
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Cultural Orientation: Going to the Market
Going to an open-air market off the beaten path offers a glimpse into daily life that few people see as tourists. Continue reading
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Cultural Orientation: Language Barriers
Whether I am okay with it or not, I’m 48 years old. There are many advantages to doing this sort of thing later in life. You have wisdom, you’re more comfortable in your own skin, making mistakes, so on and… Continue reading
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Cultural Orientation: Respect and Etiquette
Feet, wai’s and what respect looks like in Thai culture. Continue reading
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Cultural Orientation: Day One
Profound exchanges often happen in the most common of places. Continue reading
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Two Weeks In…
Hello Everyone. How are you doing? It’s hard to believe it, but on Sunday, 16/2/2025, I will be in Thailand for two whole weeks! A lot has happened since I arrived in the Land of Smiles, but I’m still at… Continue reading
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The Journey Begins
Technically, this journey started a long time ago in a different place from where I am now, but I decided it was high time to start a new journey in life; something that I have felt down to my core… Continue reading