There are two parts to this post. ‘Part 1’ looks at how and why I took the impossibly unlikely step to becoming a teacher. (If I can do it, anyone can) And ‘Part 2’ gives an insight into the world of ESL in Korea, with some advice and tips to anyone thinking of taking the…
With very little spare time today due to our packing up and preparing for India, I’m taking a quick stroll down memory lane. After a heavy partying weekend in Seoul in early Spring 2011, what better way to finish up than a few hours sitting on Busan’s Haeundae Beach, drinking beers and playing guitars. My…
Today marks the 3 month anniversary of Leslie and I moving from Korea to Koh Yao Noi, Thailand. And what better way to celebrate, than an afternoon at our favorite spot on the island, Had Yao Beach, followed by chilled wine in our hammocks as we blog. Hic! I’ll post about Yao Noi again soon,…
Good evening all. Just a quick post here, and it’s somewhat of an appeal to the hikers and trekkers among you. In approximately 5 weeks I’ll arrive in Rishikesh, India, and I can’t tell you how excited I am. Leslie will spend a week yoga-ing (?) and meditating at an ashram, and personally I’d rather have…
In a month, Leslie and I will leave Koh Yao Noi for India. By the time we depart, we’ll have been on this fabulous little Thai island that we call home almost 4 months, and despite our excitement of going to India, it will nevertheless be a little sad. Yao Noi is a small, peaceful…
In honor of my more than exciting upcoming return to India, I want to share with you a poem (very amateur) I wrote many years ago, along with a few images. Okay, so I’m no Keats, but perhaps it demonstrates the love I have for this most magical of countries. It’s 12 years since I…
Today is July 25th, which means, in exactly 6 months, I turn 40. Forty? How did that happen? It’s true what ‘they’ say, life goes quicker as we get older, and I certainly believe it. It seems like only yesterday that I went backpacking on my first trip beyond Europe…it was 1994. But what will…
For a wannabe Indiana Jones like myself, to escape the hordes of Angkor Wat and get lost among some of the other magnificent ruins in the Archaeological Park is what makes the area so special. In my previous post about Angkor Wat I mentioned that it’s my subjective opinion it’s definitely a man-made wonder of the…
Few places in the world fire the adventurous spirit like Angkor Wat. And have no doubt, it more than deserves its billing as one of the finest man-made structures in the world. But it rarely makes any man-made wonders of the world lists, which makes me question what qualifies something as a ‘wonder?’ If you…
June 30th marked the finale of the 2013 Wordcount Blogathon, where you were inundated by a barrage of posts to your inbox or via Facebook. The idea: blog 30 times in 30 days. The purpose: reach out to as many readers as possible in a short space of time. Well, I successfully posted 30 times…
Twenty First Century Nomad 