Sixteen years after the initial try, it was finally my first day living abroad. As the sun rose and I walked into the tropical oasis of the Shanti Lodge in Phuket, Thailand, I already knew I had made the right decision. First noticing the outdoor restaurant to my left, this enchanted place that was soon […]
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I am dying. I will be reborn, but the sorrow and pain stops me from being able to feel it. Even though finally here in Thailand, I can’t even find the strength to care. For now. I’ve always believed we can truly see ourselves in the hardest and darkest times, but I don’t even know
Just as the bracelets continue to grow on my wrist from medical alerts, the Full Moon Party and temples, so do my exotic expat experiences. Week three and things are starting to get a bit more rough and real. But that’s what I expected and was ready for…right? Hurting from the work that hasn’t come
A bruise on my back that looks like someone took a baseball bat to me at Songkran, bug bites from hangin all night with new friends, a coffee spill on my work laptop that caused the loss of a couple thousand dollars of data (along with settings still half in Thai), people in the states
OK, it’s technically been eight days, but you’ve got to give me a little bit of a break. Songkran took priority for a couple of those days, and bringing out any electronics would have been technological suicide. Most of you are wondering what the heck I’m talking about. Songkran is Thailand’s New Year and basically
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It kills me when people say I’m “lucky” to finally be living the dream of being a professional writer living abroad. I understand the good intentions, but come on. This shit took a lot of painful work and sacrifice. How could it not? I was 23 when starting on this path. Both incredibly good and
When offered a position as Director of Sales & Marketing, I was quick to jump ship in the Bay Area and run home to San Diego. While I prefer to do business in San Francisco, there’s a breaking point for how long I can handle being away from home. Funny coming from someone who’s about
First, let’s give it up to those smug people who give the most ridiculous and unrealistic advice on how to handle Mondays. May you run out of gas and a donkey kick you in the face. That first day of the work week isn’t a favorite for most of us, but maybe it should be.
Those who try way too hard to turn truly bad situations into positive ones are full of canary crap. The following three examples will explain exactly what I mean, but don’t worry – I promise I’m getting to a bigger point. I recently spent hours going into phone carrier stores, calling, and emailing for the
For some silly reason most of us seem to be taken off guard by the unknowns that come at us in life. One strange trait of human nature in that, as ancient Greek philosopher Heraclitus pointed out, the only thing that is constant is change. Something happened in my life a couple weeks ago that