I travel down dark streets through Thailand at night. There are no police patrols, no one to call if something goes wrong. Vehicles speed closely past me that I can feel the wind shift across my skin. Am I being held together by rust and a prayer? The road is … Read More
A Natural Part of Change I’m sitting in the middle of monsoon season, again. It’s raining every day, carving rivers into the streets. The threat of flooding returns, like my memory of being displaced and evacuating my home this past October. A few weeks ago, the earth shook – an … Read More
Verb save face – third-person singular simple present – saves face – present participle – saving face – simple past and past participle – saved face 1. (idiomatic, intransitive) To take an action or make a gesture intended to preserve one’s reputation or honor; retain respect; avoid humiliation He tried … Read More
I sit here and write this at “The Much Room Cafe” in Chiang Mai, Thailand. I like to come here because it has wide open space outdoors with big trees and a waterfall. But today something is different. I am listening to the sound of singing cicadas. A circadian rhythm, … Read More
It’s hard to believe how time fly’s by sometimes and it’s been over three months since I have posted a piece of writing. Have now been in Thailand for 7 months. With all of life’s trials and tribulations. The expression, “wherever you go, there you are” has become a large … Read More
Alexis Wright, an aboriginal writer from Australia, writes about the end of the world being a reoccurring event that has happened over and over again. Just look at the many layers in the Grand Canyon. She also writes that for centuries, the end of indigenous people around the world has … Read More
Today is a day I am reminded of a mantra I have in my life… “Don’t get too comfortable in your life”. Because it is all going to eventually change and if we get too comfortable that change can become a place of suffering. I spent a lot of my … Read More
I keep learning every day. Thailand history, culture, ways of life, Thai relationship styles, Buddhism, family values, economics, traffic laws, etc. Mostly I am learning more about myself. How ingrained I was in my own culture in the USA… the capitalist leader in the world, hard core feminism, gun violence, … Read More
Why did you move to Thailand? That is the $1,000,000 question. I get asked more times than I can remember. There are a bunch of reasons I will talk about here. Everyone has their own opinions about why they leave their own country and why they prefer another. I can … Read More
PWM – BOS – DOH – BKK – CNX I popped for the exit aisle seats for the 19 hours of airtime for the perceived idea of more comfort. Decided to splurge(?) on the third piece of luggage to fit in a little more of a lifetime’s worth of accumulations. … Read More