Tag: dreams
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The genuine warmth and kindness that was shared with me was extraordinary. There’s no doubt in my mind that if more people received that much love, the world would be a better place. I only saw a very small slice of the Philippines, on this one island. Yet I would place the Philippines very high…
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I used the quarantine – and the solitude that comes with it – as an opportunity to dig in and do some deep work. I challenged myself to write one song per day on a tiny keyboard to expand my musical and songwriting versatility. I came up with some great stuff, and the challenge was…
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I had been planning on coming home for the holidays all along, as my visa was valid until December 22nd and the round-trip ticket cost only marginally more than the one-way. I simply neglected to mention all these things to my parents, who were completely shocked to see me!
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If you asked me two weeks ago what I thought I’d be writing about in my next blog post, I would have guessed it would be about doing work from chic cafes and going to see Buddhist temples here in Chiang Mai. As it turns out, that’s not far off, but it’s not spot-on either.…
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Here’s to exploring, to getting out of your comfort zone, and to appreciating lifestyles far removed from your own. There are countless routes to happiness, and I do not mean to suggest that travel is the highest virtue. But if we are blind to our own path, perhaps living among other cultures can spark new…
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Koh Samui is famous among honeymooners and beachcombers alike, packed with picturesque seaside resorts and restaurants spread between its many harbor villages. Inland from its shores, steep hills covered in dense jungle hide an abundance of natural wonders and ancient respites. Located in the Gulf of Thailand due south from Bangkok, it’s Thailand’s second largest…
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Phuket is hosting a quarantine scheme right now for fully-vaccinated international tourists where instead of having to stare at the wall of a locked hotel room for 2 weeks (as you would in Bangkok), you can roam about the island as much as you wish. It’s called the Phuket Sandbox.
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When I think about how many random things seemed to line up, how many others fell apart, and how many remain where I’m still not sure how they’ll turn out — including this trip, mind you — it’s hard for me to even really care what the path is. All I know is that I’ll…