Thailand
I went to Burma
I rode a bike everywhere
I discovered the existence of brownie cheesecake
My team of 6 months was broken up at team changes
I got lice for the first time
Laos
I got to hold a hedgehog
I became a metal bender (that’s right, I belong in the Earth kingdom…or I’m the Avatar. But definitely one of the two)
I got to go tubing
Chickens wandering into the dining room became normal
I saw mountains and a blue lagoon that reminded me of the landscape of Malacandra
I was in my second international car accident
Erica locked us out of the bathroom on a sleeper bus
We found the ice cream man…he downsized his truck and lives in Laos.
I learned how difficult it really is to get rid of head lice
Cambodia
I was told to F off because I was wearing a Chelsea jersey
There was a mouse in my bed (I named him Gus Gus)
My students said “Go Green!” and “War Eagle!”
The power went out while I was in the elevator
The tuk tuk I was in ran out of gas and I had to walk across an intersection in rush hour traffic
Philippines
Fireworks…at 11pm…for no apparent reason. Then Erica scared me half to death after sneaking up to my bed in the dark to ask me about the fireworks.
My cab driver sang along to Moves Like Jagger
I rode a very large ferris wheel (the MOA eye)
I climbed a volcano
I thought vulcanizing was the process of removing emotions and making people more logical. (Apparently it’s tire repair)
I spent 6 months straight in Asia
