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State of the Travels | Esse quam videri
https://fifthchamber.wordpress.com/2010/05/24/state-of-the-travels
State of the Travels. I fly home in a couple of days, so it’s time for a summary of this leg of the trip…. Tips for new travellers:. 2 If you want free food, dress like a backpacker and then raid the refrigerator in an Australian megahostel kitchen. I have not done this, but I can’t help but notice how easy it would be. 3 Even though they are ugly, Tevas really are great shoes. And not just because they would help with tip #2. 7 When in non-Western countries, packaging is not always a reliable indicator ...
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Photos from Indonesia | Esse quam videri
https://fifthchamber.wordpress.com/2010/08/04/photos-from-indonesia
I was in Bali and Java in March… a shameful amount of time has passed without posting pics from that part of the trip! I was too camera-happy while I was there, though, and so I had a lot of stuff to weed out, and not enough patience to stick to it. Ok, sometimes I still do… but not with the same enthusiasm as I had in Asia. General photos from all over Bali:. Http:/ picasaweb.google.com/thefifthchamber/Bali. Http:/ picasaweb.google.com/thefifthchamber/NyepiAndVillageCeremony. Date : August 4, 2010.
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Links to photos | Esse quam videri
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Mumbai/Ooty/Ahmedabad: http:/ picasaweb.google.com/thefifthchamber/MumbaiOotyAhmedabad. Http:/ picasaweb.google.com/thefifthchamber/DelhiJan182502. Http:/ picasaweb.google.com/thefifthchamber/JaipurAndAgraJan2530. Http:/ picasaweb.google.com/thefifthchamber/Nepal. Bangkok, Phuket, and Pattaya:. Http:/ picasaweb.google.com/thefifthchamber/BangkokPhuketAndPattaya#. Http:/ picasaweb.google.com/thefifthchamber/ChiangMaiThailand. Http:/ picasaweb.google.com/thefifthchamber/Cambodia. Be safe and have a blast!
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Esse quam videri | Page 2
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I wonder if I would have been miserable in Ubud before the book. 8220;this might be the last time in my life a cute 19-year-old wants me to give him a kiss. If I have a son or a nephew one day, when he is 19 even he will not want me to give him a kiss. Just give the kid a kiss, already.”. 8220;There’s nothing we can do if something happens to her, so we might as well not worry.”. My dad, ‘comforting’ my worried mother. Conversation with a man from California, at a restaurant in Margaret River:. 8211; It&...
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Game | Esse quam videri
https://fifthchamber.wordpress.com/2011/07/17/game
8220;Game” as in, “I’ve got game.” Or as in, “I’ve got no game.”. Or as in, “I know! Let’s play a game! 8221; Or as in, “I went (small) game hunting.” All four, really. Home Sick. Not how I wanted to spend my weekend. After he broke the egg, I told him he could not have a cookie with the rest of the class, and he had to go sit on the other side of the room and draw. Instead, he crawled under a desk in the corner and started wailing. I ignored it. “I DON’T WANT A COOKIE! 8221; or, “now let me hit. It̵...
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Telling less, sharing more | Esse quam videri
https://fifthchamber.wordpress.com/2010/07/02/telling-less-sharing-more
Telling less, sharing more. During my flight from Brisbane to Los Angeles on May 26th, it occurred to me that I had never before crossed the Pacific Ocean. And then it occurred to me that I had not crossed the Pacific Ocean on my way to India in January because I had flown through Frankfurt. And then I realized that I had gone around the world in five months. My friend Soham asked me, “how much of this trip is about bragging rights? 8221; All of it and none of it, I guess…. If that sounds like an alarmin...
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Hurtling forward | Esse quam videri
https://fifthchamber.wordpress.com/2010/12/22/hurtling-forward
She wore a matronly dress on her large frame, and makeup was smudged crudely across her drooping eyelids. She smiled at me from the table that she shared with three homeless men, and then approached. “You two are so beautiful,” she said to me and Kristel. “I just had to say hello. I was a man, but now I am a lesbian.”. There have been several times in my life when I knew I should touch someone – when it was obvious that human contact was what they craved, and I was in a position to offer it but I d...
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Wo yao pi jiu. | Esse quam videri
https://fifthchamber.wordpress.com/2011/07/01/wo-yao-pi-jiu
Wo yao pi jiu. Update: I arrived in Beijing on June 27th, and I will be teaching here for 2 months. Such a stubby cork. I knew we had no future. My vices are gonna cost me, here in Beijing. Half a pound of ground coffee? 17 Bottle of cheap imported wine? 19 Now, I can’t bring myself to drink instant coffee for 2 months, but I was open to giving $2.50 Chinese wine a shot. I mean, after all, the label proudly boasted:. That’s what it’s like being a new teacher. Mumbled replies. Eyes on food. Silence. My ro...
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