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Whoa. Okay. Where to even begin? What a hearty day today has been. Lazy morning, pool, massage, forest, ear punch ceremony. Whoosh. A lazy Sund…

Just as I was arriving home tonight from Thamarai I ran into Shanti, who was leaving for a special celebration at her (Hindu) temple. She asked if I …

After teaching pre-k all day I had about an hour of "free time" before I had to be back at Thamarai for "night school" with the big kids. Uma, my Tam…

Vroom vrooooom, beeeep! Watch out, I'm on the roads!Aaaahhhhsjkdhfskjdhf, I love having a motorcycle! (It's actually not a motorcycle, more of a moto…

English in India. I naively assumed most people spoke English here. I know, shame on me, such a Western imperialist. But in my previous travels throu…

I knew that I was going to be confronted with some of the darker sides of Indian culture in a very real and visceral way when I decided to work in a…

My first day in Auroville. A leisurely breakfast, a stroll into town, a prolonged visit at the Visitor's Center, poking around the boutiques - relaxe…

Today I stepped out of Auroville and started learning more about the surrounding villages. Auroville is a pristine and worldly city -- it is made up …

It's everything you want it to be and more. I'm so serious. It's the dusty, heartbreakingly beautiful, old world, charming and scary place that you d…

"The time has come," the walrus said, to talk of many things, of shoes, and ships, and sealing-wax,of cabbages, and kings,and why the sea is boiling …

Genevieve and Ali are here!! Can you imagine a situation more apt to say "My worlds are colliding!" In Paris with some of my best girlfriends in the …

Super fun, typical Parisian awesomeness ce weekend.Thursday night I went over to Adelaide and Matthew's place for dinner -- lots of good baby time an…

only a few more million to go. :)I've decided on the Sharnga Guest House in Auroville. It seems like a great place to spend two months, and I'm so ex…

Have I ever mentioned that I tend to change my mind a lot? Because I do. I'm currently debating my rock-solid decision to move back to Florida. (I kn…

An acquaintance of mine from college got in touch with me about teaching in Korea a few months back. She said she'd heard I'd gone, and was wondering…

Spending time with Kenny for the second time this year was such a wonderful treat. In a way, 3 weeks of the year is kinda lousy, but it also means we…

Friday afternoon Britney, Eaddy, Edouard, Philou and myself all headed out for a weekend getaway to see the beaches of Normandy -- on the anniversary…

Guess who is booked to India!? I am so excited I get butterflies in my tummy when I think about it. I am REALLY going to India. I still need to get m…

KENNY IS HERE!! Yowzaaa!!So excited, I cannot even put it into words. I was incredibly apprehensive for his visit, because a lot has changed since we…

Yesterday afternoon I shot part of my Carmen SanDiego piece over at Britney's house .. we also arranged to go to the Britney Spears and Lynard Skynar…

Do you ever have those weekends where you're just like, "Wow. I have such an awesome life." and sometimes nothing even in particular even happened th…

Brennan and I woke up early, printed some directions and headed out to Sea Island, Georgia to join in on the festivites of Molly & Mike's wedding. We…

It's been a while ... but I'm baaack! My darling friend Molly is getting married this weekend, and I found a great deal on a flight from Paris-Nashvi…

Welp, it happened. I don't know how, but it did. I want to move to Florida. I'm not sure why .. a perfect storm of reasons has arisen, and all of a s…

People always ask me why I want to travel so much. I have absolutely no answer. I always want to respond with another question, “Why d o n ‘ t y…

Today I was in a situation where I was forced to speak French for four full hours. I did it. And did well. I need to put myself in situations like th…

There are times when I walk around and marvel at the glories of this city. There are nights when I come home from a great night out with friends wish…

How can I describe a week in Korea? I suppose this will do: I am truly happy here. I love the people, I love the lifestyle, I love the people, I love…

I finished up exams on December 16th, and I was out the door to Chicago on the 17th after staying up the entire night to pack. Getting the the airpor…

At 8pm I walked out of class, smile on my face after getting an A on a project I'd worked hard on. It had just stopped raining, so the streets and …

Friday night I stayed in to get ahead with some of my work, and then Saturday I decided to have a few people over for dinner/drinks.In preparation I …

I feel like I'm on the fence in Paris. I miss my friends and my life in Korea a lot more than I thought I would .. I changed a lot over my year in Ko…

If you've ever been to Seoul you can attest to the true safety it provides. It seems that most large cities are plagued by crime, but as far as I was…

The art of losing isn't hard to master;so many things seem filled with the intentto be lost that their loss is no disaster.Lose something every day. …

I'm finding my place here. Place place place .. it's coming slowly buy surely. No, this is not home. I wrote an entry about Seoul when I started to f…

I never talk about politics ... but I thought I would share this with all the American voters out there. I try to keep up with politics, but for the …

One more time .. one more new beginning. One more time .. one more new beginning!I have been in constant motion for the last few weeks, and now -- he…

Sometimes it's a lonely feeling being in transit. All this waiting is hard, all this reminiscing on times gone past. Obviously the world does not rev…

I'm gone. Gone gone gone. I'm about as far away as I can possibly be from where I came from ... Surreal doesn't really begin to describe it. Mere …

I lost my notebook with all my notes. Crushed.

"The time has come," the walrus said, to talk of many things, of shoes, and ships, and sealing-wax,of cabbages, and kings,and why the sea is boi…

The Fourth of July! How can I even begin to express what a glorious day we had in Clover Class? Smiles and laughter all around. My mother started …

Today was the day I was finally able to get to the US Embassy to request additional passport pages. It feels good to get things done. I told school I…

Today we had Parent Teacher Conferences, and it was so lovely to see the parents on a one-on-one basis. There is so much love in Clover Class it is p…

I gotta get out of town. I gotta get out of town. I need to BREATHE! Seoul is lovely, but it is ppppOOOOOlluted. Really really polluted.With a long w…

American passports have 24 pages with four spaces on each page for stamps and visas. Passports are valid for 10 years. Guess who, after less than 2 y…

So long, farewell, I hate to say goodbye......Tonya and Kelsey have officially departed Seoul. Tonya has returned to Boston, and Kelsey will spend a …

This evening we gathered at Jessica and Adam's apartment for a very yummy dinner, only surpassed in greatness by the excellent company. What a truly …

I know I am prone to hyperbole ... I know, I know, I know. Divide my writing by ten if you'd like .. but this is what goes on in my head.BEIJING …

Tokyo is ... electric. It is sassy. It is unique. It is modern to the extreme and yet, still ancient in many ways. It is life in fast forward and lif…

I've rebounded from homesickness and such and am doing very well ... I am so fortunate to have (literally) the world's best friends. I've had a gre…

I've found the divide. The cultural barrier that I cannot and will not attempt to cross. I have found what I absolutely REFUSE to look at from an ant…

I categorically refuse to admit homesickness. Even to myself. I fancy myself immune to homesickness, and have real issues comprehending and expressin…

I have officially booked tickets to Japan, China, Vietnam and Cambodia. YES.

Caring and Ali came over to my apartment today and we were lazy girls for a while .. when we finally mustered the strength we headed to Yeouido to ch…

Picture this: standing on a rooftop, glittering city lights, champagne, sequins and tutus, friends' laughter and music swirling through the night air…

I'm 23. Twenty-three years. 8,402 days. Crazy. Yes, I know I'm not old, but I'm still marveling at the way time is slipping through my fingers. I swe…

Caring had a sleep over at her apartment on Friday night. Since most of our friends don't get off until late, it was just Caring, Ryan and me for a f…

I am tired of people saying that I am avoiding the real world here in Korea. This is the real world. This is my real life. I came here because my lif…

About a month ago a fire burnt down an apartment building in northern Seoul .. tragically American Bill Kapoun was inside and suffered extreme injuri…

Sonya and I go to the SK Knights basketball games here pretty frequently. Sonya is crazy about basketball, and I like the atmosphere. It's imitation …

Last Wednesday I was going to a movie with a friend and she said she was bringing cookies. I thought "Awesome, I won't eat dinner and then I'll gorge…

I have officially said goodbye to my Eagles and welcomed my Clovers. It's been a very emotional transition .. one that I surely did not expect. Sayin…

Living in Korea I have been afforded the opportunity to see many wondrous and exciting things, to meet lovely people and do many bizarre and fascinat…

This past Saturday I met up with my friends Alex and Ryan, and a few of their friends, to head down to Suwom to hike and explore their famed fortress…

There are no words for my trip to Thailand. Literally, I am going to have to make one up in order to properly express my feelings about this country …

Today starts the Lunar New Year holiday. I decided to kick it off by checking out the last day of an Andy Warhol exhibit in Insadong (ie the opposite…

My weekend was ridiculous and hysterical from start to finish. Adventure Korea advertised an Ice Fishing Competition weekend, and Caring and I jumped…

Over Christmas, when responding the the questions, "What do you do?" I would say, "I'm a kindergarten teacher." Usually the immediate response was, "…

My apartment. I LOVE the location, living alone, and my actual apartment ... but a cute novelty at the beginning has now turned sour ... Harriet. At …

I really really love skiing. Before I could walk, my father skied with me in a backpack. When I was able to walk I got my first pair of baby skies, a…

There is no place like home. There is no place like home. There is no place like home. ~click click click~I left Korea at 10am last Saturday, and aft…

From my travels, I have learned an abundance of lessons I can't quite put into words. I continue to challenge myself to learn more. Lately I'…

Erin and I went down to Osan today to meet up with some of our pilots friends, and to partake in the shopping that is rumored to be the best in Korea…

In preparation for an exhausting birthday weekend, Erin and I  stayed in tongiht. I made dinner at my place, and we had actual real New York che…

When I first got to Korea, and started working with Eagle Class, I was aware that the mothers were unhappy with the general direction and…

For some unknown reason I have been craving a pulled pork sandwich since I got to Korea. I never ate them in America, but almost as soon as I got her…

The Van Gogh museum in Amsterdam has just loaned the Seoul Museum of Art a collection of 67 paintings and drawings. I have seen the collection before…

My friend Pam is doing promotions for a small English language theatre group, and invited me to attend one of their current plays -- Dinner on the Fo…

Hong Kong Hong Kong Hong Kong Hong Kong Hong Kong HONG KONGGGG!!! I escaped from school a little early today, and headed to the airport to explore Ho…

Around this time last year, I was determined to move to Paris after graduation. I applied to a master's degree program, really excited about it…

I had such a surprisingly nice day today! Happy Thanksgiving, everyone!! I woke up this morning and in the old camp Greystone fashion, told mys…

Tomorrow is Thanksgiving, and I am so sad not to be with my family. We rarely do the tradition thing, last year we were kayaking and lounging beach s…

Sonya told me a story about one of our co-teachers the other day, and to me it seems like the perfect segue into a few things I've…

I wish I could explain a professional basketball game in Korea to you, but honestly there are no words. I just got home from a very bizarre imitation…

I love my church because it's such a hodge podge of friendly foreigners just getting together on a Sunday. Mostly Americans, but a bunch of Fillipi…

I spent today at a very dirty cabbage farm, picking cabbage with 20 four and five year olds. Seriously. About 45 minutes outside Seoul there …

I had a doctor's appointment this morning, so I came to school a little late. I walked in around 10:30, while the kids were finishing up circle…

This weekend my friends and I participated in a scavenger hunt hosted by the local Canadian bar, Rocky Mountain Tavern in Itaewon. My frien…

My kids and I have been working our tails off practicing for the biggest social event of the season -- Father's Day. For the last month we have b…

I seem to have a lot of time to think here because I've decided that the most appropriate word for me right now is evolution. …

My plane left Seoul at 8am, and since I'm about an hour away from the airport, and you have to check in at least 2 hours in advance for internation…

Today was Hanbok Day at PSA!! Hanbok is traditional Korean dress, and we all wore it in preparation for Chusok Holiday this coming week. Google Hanbo…

Life is a process of becoming, a combination of states we have to go through. Where people fail is that they wish to el…

Seoul at night is pretty amazing. Walking along the streets is great, but looking at the city from the water is what really staggers me. Se…

    Walking down the streets of Seoul I occasionally hear people refer to me as, "Hippo." It was confusing me... were they calling m…

I am really trying to enjoy Korean food, but it's just not happening. I tried to branch out and like new things, but the best I can g…

    I've been church shopping, and I found my church -- St. Francisco International Catholic Church. I went to a few traditio…

    When Christmas decorations start popping up around Orlando my mom starts to sing "It's Beginning to Look a lot like Christmas"…

Oh my goodness, I couldn't love my kindergarteners more! They are so sweet and I love all of them. We're in Eagle class, so I have 18 little 'e…

Today I met the rest of the teachers and prepared for the coming semester with Sonya and the outgoing teacher, Michael. I loved meeting all the t…

I went to my school today!! I am so excited to get started and meet my fellow teachers and all my students. The little ones are still on summer vac…

I'M HERE!!!!I have about 12 million feelings and thoughts swirling about me right now. I am, for the most part, beyond excited. I am thorou…