TravBuddy.com: Chariot13's Quarter Life Crisis Tour 2008 travel blog Copyright 2005 TravBuddy LLC http://www.travbuddy.com/blogs/15674 Time to quit my safe 9-5 job and ramble on to foreign places with some new and old faces. Time to pretend I'm still a college student with no other responsibility than to find the next great adventure. And that's exactly what I plan on doing. So come along with me and enjoy the ride. en-us Thu, 31 Jan 2008 01:21:06 PST Bongeunsa Buddhist Temple http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/15674/Bongeunsa-Buddhist-Temple-Seoul-14 Thu, 31 Jan 2008 01:21:06 PST Bongeunsa Buddhist Temple Seoul, South Korea, Jan 31, 2008

]]> Sound Advice from Seoul http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/15674/Sound-Advice-from-Seoul-Seoul-13 Wed, 30 Jan 2008 00:28:37 PST Sound Advice from Seoul Seoul, South Korea, Jan 30, 2008

This is the first picture I took in South Korea.  Just about sums up my goal in life.  I think I'm going to rename this blog "Quarter...

]]> Chirrorin Happyokai http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/15674/Chirrorin-Happyokai-Ginowan-12 Sat, 26 Jan 2008 22:52:19 PST Chirrorin Happyokai Ginowan, Japan, Jan 26, 2008

Today I went to the end-of-year performance (Happyokai) at one of the schools Laura teaches english at.  The kids range in age from 1-5 and th...

]]> Nakamurake and Nakagusuku http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/15674/Nakamurake-and-Nakagusuku-Okinawa-11 Fri, 18 Jan 2008 00:04:17 PST Nakamurake and Nakagusuku Okinawa, Japan, Jan 18, 2008

Nicole teaches at two different locations for the Red Roof English School.  One is very close to her apartment in Ginowan and the other is a l...

]]> Food, Glorious Food http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/15674/Food-Glorious-Food-Ginowan-10 Mon, 14 Jan 2008 17:26:27 PST Food, Glorious Food Ginowan, Japan, Jan 14, 2008

Food is always an interesting thing and is very rarely what you expect it to be - especially in another country.  Before coming to J...

]]> Snack Food http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/15674/Snack-Food-Ginowan-9 Wed, 09 Jan 2008 07:45:43 PST Snack Food Ginowan, Japan, Jan 09, 2008

I know I'm a little behind in updating my adventures on this blog and I apologize.  I am working on it, I promise.  However, I did uplo...

]]> Northern Adventure http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/15674/Northern-Adventure-Nago-8 Sun, 06 Jan 2008 03:58:24 PST Northern Adventure Nago, Japan, Jan 06, 2008

Okinawa is a pretty small island.  However, it is a good two to three-hour drive from the Naha area (where we live) to the northern part of th...

]]> Happy 3rd Day of New Year! http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/15674/Happy-3rd-Day-of-New-Year-Shuri-7 Thu, 03 Jan 2008 07:18:08 PST Happy 3rd Day of New Year! Shuri, Japan, Jan 03, 2008

As I mentioned in the previous post, the Japanese New Year is celebrated for the first 3 days of the year.  Everyone has those days of...

]]> Omedetou Gozaimasu! (Happy New Year!!) http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/15674/Omedetou-Gozaimasu-Happy-New-Year-Okinawa-6 Tue, 01 Jan 2008 05:49:37 PST Omedetou Gozaimasu! (Happy New Year!!) Okinawa, Japan, Jan 01, 2008

I'm just going to breeze by New Year's Eve a bit to get to New Year's Day.  However, we did have a really fun night filled with ...

]]> A Doo-Dangler Day http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/15674/A-Doo-Dangler-Day-Ginowan-5 Sun, 30 Dec 2007 06:22:03 PST A Doo-Dangler Day Ginowan, Japan, Dec 30, 2007

Not every day of a month-long stay somewhere can be drop-dead exciting.  Nor does it have to been when you can afford the time to take your ...

]]> Confusing My Internal Clock http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/15674/Confusing-My-Internal-Clock-Ginowan-4 Sat, 29 Dec 2007 13:21:35 PST Confusing My Internal Clock Ginowan, Japan, Dec 29, 2007

When do I know I have jet lag?  When I'm wide awake and ready to start the day at 5 in the morning.  It is still dark out and Nicol...

]]> 'Twas the Night Before, the Night Before Christmas... http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/15674/Twas-the-Night-Before-the-Night-Before-Christmas-Easthampton-3 Sun, 23 Dec 2007 10:11:15 PST 'Twas the Night Before, the Night Before Christmas... Easthampton, Massachusetts, Dec 23, 2007

and all through the house...I was freaking out because there's only two days left before I leave the country for 2 months!!! I've made my lists...

]]> Planning Update - Crossing things off my lists! http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/15674/Planning-Update-Crossing-things-off-my-lists-Somerville-2 Fri, 05 Oct 2007 12:35:08 PST Planning Update - Crossing things off my lists! Somerville, Massachusetts, Oct 05, 2007

Is there anything more satisfying than being able to take a big black Sharpie to cross off items on your To Do list?  Anyone?......

]]> Planning http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/15674/Planning-Somerville-1 Wed, 12 Sep 2007 21:21:44 PST Planning Somerville, Massachusetts, Sep 12, 2007

Who would have thought that traveling around the world would take so much planning?  Oh yea, that's not surprising at all is it?  Unless ...

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