About Once a Week, I Feel This Way
Strangely, it seems that when I am trying the hardest to be grateful and positive, when I am gritting my teeth and steadfastly refusing to go down inviting rabbit holes…
Bookends of Poetry for the Beginning
“I want so much that is not here and do not know where to go.” – Charles Bukowski Ah, the Bukowski phase of Heartache That’s not quite right, but it’s close. The…
Teacher’s Day in Laos Ramps Up My Insomnia Guilt + My Students are The Best
As a teacher, I care a great deal about the classroom culture and atmosphere I foster and model for my students. There is an oft passed around mission statement type…
On Not Feeling Guilty About Moving to a New Country and Not Liking It
Ever since my first teaching job- in 2005, in Japan- I have looked to SE Asia as a goal, a destination off in the mists of future job opportunities. I…
Where I Find Myself After an Unexpected Break-Up in a New Country
The long journey is over, I am safe and sound in Laos, and things are very different than I planned but I didn’t make many plans to begin with so…
A Train That’s Gonna Take Me Back Where I Belong
Well, Albania and I have parted ways, and I’m heading into the second of three legs of the Trans-Siberian railroad. Technically, I guess, it’s the Trans-Mongolian, but everyone knows it…
