February 2011
10 posts
Long Day's Journey Into Night
I am starting off my journey the Thai way —with an overnight bus. Magically accompanied by only ONE suitcase, I am going to make my way through the south of Thailand, Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam over the course of the next 3 months. I am bringing the “Blackintosh” so I will do my best to post snapshots and anecdotes of my adventures. I am anticipating internet unpredictability so...
Run Visa Run.
In every expat’s life there are rites of passage. Your first Skype date. Your first Christmas away from home. Your first extension sewn into your passport.
Another one of these all-important moments is the visa run: an instance when you must leave your host country not for business or pleasure but the mere act of renewing your visa.
In just a couple of weeks I will undertake this important...
Thai Kids Celebrate Valentines Day in Unique Ways
Frame gives free hugs.
King Kokang (pronounced cocaine) stops to smell the roses.
WatchThese Muay Thai fighters were younger than my students.
The story of Muay Thai is intertwined with the story of Thailand. Before Thailand became a country, the area was perpetually invaded by its neighbors. It was essential that Thai people were capable of defending themselves. As this was the age before any sort of modern weaponry, they developed their bodies’ natural weapons such as the...
Muay Thai
Photos courtesy of www.unvoyagethailandais.tumblr.com
My first Muay Thai match, in Kalasin, in a parking lot surrounded by corrugated metal “stadium” walls, vendors, gamblers, and enthusiasts.
We got there a little early…
and were quite surprised by the first contenders …
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The sheet metal stadium and the plastic chairs were contrasted by the elegance and ritualism of the...
WatchIn the real world, one of the other English teachers at my school is a budding filmmaker. He keeps a fanstastic blog (www.scuttlepuddle.tumblr.com) with some of his short films and photos. This is something that he has put together with the footage he has shot during our first few months here. I was present when most of this video was taken but I did not capture the moments quite as elegantly as...
