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Forever Italy Obsessed
It is Monday, January the 19th here in Pinerolo, Italy. I have been with my host family (The Avondettos) for ten days now. I planned on blogging a lot more, but I have been busy since my arrival, so I...
Winter camp joys and sorrows
For my winter camp I only had to teach at my school unlike my summer camps where I taught camp at my school and one other school. Winter camp is a grand total of 3 weeks, yes 3 weeks it...
Down the Rabbit Hole
In America, I’m Allyson. In Thailand, I’m Alice. (The Thais love a good nickname.) Today was an Alice day. Since I didn’t have school, I was sitting in my apartment wasting time on Facebook when my landlady popped her head...
Being Asian American (non-Korean) in Korea
Maybe I’ve noticed it just a little more these days, or I may just been asked more these days from people I meet when I’m out the question: “Where are you from?” and then an array of Southeast Asian countries...
Introduction to Thailand aka What’s Going On?
Hello All! I meant to begin this long before I left for Thailand, but things were slightly busy, you know, with the holidays and my impending move across the world. However, I’ve had several people ask for recordings of this...
Fin
I’ve said my Au revoirs and Mercis and I have my suitcases packed, train ticket in hand and ready to return to the good ol usa. (After a week in Paris with my mom!) Although bittersweet, I can’t say I’m...
This and That in Shanghai
My thought as I stepped out of the metro station at Jing’an temple in Shanghai was, “This is not the China that I have come to know in the last four months!” Bright lights sparkled around me and the streets...
New Year, New Adventures!
Happy New Years everyone! I actually wrote this post a few days ago, but since then my internet connection had been too weak to post it, better late then never though, right? My first New Years abroad, and I was...
In 2015, Let’s Make a Resolution to Promote World Peace
Each of us plays a critical role in ensuring the health and sustainability of the planet and experiencing new countries and cultures will be a vital part of the solutions that the world so desperately requires.
’tis the season
It’s Christmas time! I started the festivities early this year which seems kind of normal because back home there’s so many different holiday parties to go to: work, friends, family. But when I told my co-teacher and staff they I...