Category: travel
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Nearing the end…
A quick update from Kuala Lumpur airport again. I spent a week in Sri Lanka and experienced (among other things) the presidential election. More thoughts on that later, but I am happy for a peaceful outcome and hopeful for the future of the country. So, an overview of where I’ve been in the past 5+ […]
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Quick Update
For the last month I’ve had little time on the internet, so here in my transit hotel in Kuala Lumpur, I will post a few photos without the stories. Briefly so far: one month traveling and I’ve been to Taiwan (transit overnight), Cambodia, Thailand, and Indonesia. I ran 3 half marathons in 3 consecutive weeks […]
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Announcing a new adventure
I have been busy, so this update will be brief until I can finish the drafts of more interesting posts. Briefly put, I have had difficulty securing a job after returning from Indonesia, and in this time of waiting I decided to make goals and put my creativity to use. Here we go: I’ve redeemed […]
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Meeting Krishna
For some of my posts now, I want to profile a few of the people I’ve met along my journeys. I traveled in India from the end of December 2008 to mid-January 2009. It was an amazing experience that cannot simply be wrapped up in few words. Here is one story I wrote about an […]
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Easter Holiday
Selamat Paskah! Happy Easter! I spent the Easter holiday in the Batak Karo region. There are 5 Batak tribes–Toba, Karo, Simalungun, Pakpak, and Mandailing. Locally, the use of the term “Batak” refers to Toba Batak, as the other tribes go by their respective names. I’ve spent nearly all of my time here among Batak culture. […]
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July: Thailand, Cambodia, and Singapore
July was my month off from teaching with no responsibility to be at either of my schools. Beleaguered by the slow-moving process to renew my visa to work in Indonesia, I had to leave again, so why not make a vacation of it? The original plan was for Chiang Mai and Bangkok in Thailand and […]
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May/June Recap: Teaching and Travel
The end of May brought the end of the semester in Balige. Shortly before that, I helped lead a retreat for the 3rd year students, who are now soon to graduate. And all the students with staff, myself, and our guest from Germany who gave a German language course in June. Read more and see […]
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Update update!
Long time, no write! I apologize for the lengthy silence on this blog. Not only was my schedule busy in May and June, but I had to leave the country twice. And my computer broke. Twice. But I’m happy to say my 7.5 year old MacBook continues to live in spite of a power surge […]
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Singapore Surprise
Speaking of the unexpected, I had to make a trip recently to Singapore. It was a forced vacation of sorts, not because life was too stressful, but rather a result of frustratingly slow government paperwork related to my visa. So, after I moved through the anger at the whole situation and the hours spent at […]
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Back to Bali
Over the holidays, I was able to return to Bali, this time meeting with my family. It was a wonderful time—2 weeks in all—though I must admit I experienced culture shock to go from rural Sumatra to Kuta’s busy hotel-lined streets. With the family I spent time time walking, shopping, and seeing some traditional dance […]
Megs the Wanderer 