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93 blog posts, 184 student poems published, many thousands of miles traveled, 8 countries visited, nearly 20,000 photos taken, hundreds of students taught, and many […]
Nine Days in Laos: Students and Novices
During my time volunteering at Big Brother Mouse, I learned so much about the lives of the students who went there to practice their English. […]
Nine Days in Laos: Big Brother Mouse
I chose Laos over Myanmar for my last country on this year-long trip, mostly because of what I learned while at the Karen refugee camp […]
UXO
I parked my bicycle next to a row of bombs pointing toward the sky. It didn’t seem strange at first, but after a year of […]
Mae Ra Moe: Where I'm From
This is the final post in my series about the Mae Ra Moe refugee camp where I taught for three weeks. I taught autobiographical poetry […]
Mae Ra Moe: School Life
My main focus during my three weeks at the Mae Ra Moe refugee camp was to teach English at two different schools. Education There are […]
Mae Ra Moe: The Karen People
The Karen people are an ethnic group from eastern Myanmar (Burma) and Thailand. Many live in Karen State in Myanmar. They have their own language, […]
Mae Ra Moe: Camp Life
I’ve written dozens of pages about my three weeks at the Mae Ra Moe refugee camp, thinking I would use it for a series of […]
Reentry
I don’t know what I’m going to write about in this post. I have no ideas, just a few random, disconnected thoughts. But I feel […]
I can see clearly now . . .
Relieved Fourteen days. Every blink was a reminder that I felt like I had sand in my eyes. Every sign and every face was a […]
“When you’re this tall”
The sun had just set and the sky had that kind of glow that made everything seem cinematic. It was Saturday evening and families were […]
Dolphins, Diving and Drugs
Kratie, the sleepy provincial capital where I have been staying for the past three weeks, has a surprising number of backpackers wandering around the town. […]
Opportunity Knocks
There are just two months left in this year abroad, and the end seems to be coming at a fast pace. Sorry to my friends […]
Should I Stay or Should I Go?
These could not possibly be the same kids I was playing Uno and Legos with all afternoon. Not the ones who jumped all over me […]
Privileges of a White Traveler with a Blue Passport
I’ve been in Cambodia for over a week now and have started volunteering at an English program in Kratie, a bumpy five-hour ride from Phnom […]
The Village, Part IV
I have been thinking about the village of Supo ever since I left there over a week ago. I cannot possibly put everything I experienced […]