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December nostalgia...

December is only on the 5th day and I have been so busy that I honestly didn't even notice the transition. It's not until you pump the breaks a bit and realize damn, Christmas is coming. For me it's, Panama is coming.

I got an email tonight from Mieko. I haven't spoken about her in awhile. Found out that she is going to be in New York with her daughters in a few weeks. The last time I saw them, was back when I was living in Niigata, Japan and tutoring her daughters and niece at the Royal Host restaurant attached to the Niigata 'eki'.

I'm feeling it.... I miss Japan.

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10 months, 7 countries...my 2010

 

 

I had this up as a status about a month back. The realization of everything I've done in 2010, alone. We're officially in November, and the mirage of what has made up all these moments in 2010 is humbling, exciting, even tiring. Home feels good. It feels right, right now. The world did me good this year, and as per usual to Evita, the traveling was extreme. Never half assed...

Japan: New Years in Tokyo, and the Nomad•ness episode to rep it. Niigata and saying goodbye to life long friends and children I taught. Started off the year with a ton of goodbyes, but have been adamant about keeping in touch.

India- Late Feb into March; Three cities and a desert in eleven days. Stephanie, Melissa, and I hit the ground running in India. Holi Festival and our lives are changed forever.. Nomad•ness epsiodes and some of my favorite travel photography. Running your fingers across the Taj Mahal is out of this world.

NYC: April into August; Home sweet home, for what was supposed to be a substantial amount of time. Until an opportunity presented itself.

China: End of August; two days in Hong Kong rummaging around, getting reused to Asia. Then stranded there for four days while trying to reach home again a few days before Halloween.

Thailand: September to November; home for what would end up being two months. From the streets of Bangkok, to the country of Saraphi. Chiang Mai temporarily replaced the concrete jungle.

Cambodia: The place in Asia that stole my heart. Angkor Wat and Ta Prohm were the catalyst, and the city of Siem Reap is what kept me there past my border run, for sure. So much to see, experience, and the art...oh the art. Many back alleys there reminded me more of Europe than any Asian country I'd visited before. I'll be back.

Burma: Oh Visa-Run, how you loved us so...

Gratitude for being able to live out dreams, and for those who helped support it.

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Interact with Evie: Eps. 2 Teaching in Japan

Within 24 hours I've gotten messages from a number of people interested in teaching in Japan. Here is my little tidbit on what you should know walking into it.

Interact with Evie episode two dives into the process of moving to this Asian mecca.

One thing EVERYONE should know, and was not mentioned in the vlog:

In Japan, as in most Asian countries, you learn budgeting quick because  you only get paid once a month. This is a standard practice and can be shell shock to the rest of us.

Hope this helped. Keep the questions coming!

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