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Winter break whirlwind travels

Merry Christmas and happy New Year from Southeast Asia! I celebrated with friends on Christmas day, then departed for my travels to Taiwan, Cambodia, and Laos shortly after. Although it’s a lot of traveling to fit into a short period…

Merry Christmas from Casa Gloria

Hola friends and family! Christmas is in full swing in our little aldea. Presents are all wrapped and more fireworks are set off every day. In Guatemala, Christmas is celebrated on the 24th and gifts are opened at midnight, so…

Secret Santa and the Opera!

Hi blog! The past couple of weeks haven’t been the easiest, but we got through them, and that’s all that matters! Volunteering: I’ve been inching a little towards burnout due to a compilation of factors. Winter weather and early sunsets…

Strolls, Bakeries, and Churches

Hello again! For the past two weeks, as winter and early sunsets have set in, I’ve been intentional about forcing myself to go out a little bit more, even if it’s just for a one-hour stroll in the street. I’ve…

Khao Yai national park & Christmas preparations

Khao Yai: I recently went on a weekend trip to Khao Yai, which is about 2 hours from Bangkok. The highlight of the trip was going to Khao Yai national park, Thailand’s first national park. My friend and I did…

It Finally Feels like Winter

Hey Blog, I hope you are all well! I finally feel like I have some updates for you guys that are exciting! The first thing is my efforts in trying to balance my time here with my applications for law…

You Win Some and You Lose Some

Hola friends and family! Although I haven’t taken any trips in the past two weeks, I think I’ve had more new experiences than any other two-week period thus far! I am continually amazed at how many opportunities continue to arise…

Almost Christmas!

**I wrote this blog two weekends ago, but the site was down, and I didn’t get a chance to post it afterwards, so just pretend I posted it then;) Happy Thanksgiving!! Egypt doesn’t really celebrate Thanksgiving, obviously, so I honestly…

Yi Peng lantern festival in Chiang Mai

Recently, I went to Chaing Mai for Loy Krathong, which is celebrated throughout Thailand, and Yi Peng, which is celebrated in Chiang Mai and across north Thailand. On the first day in Chiang Mai, some friends and I did a…

Adventures and Celebrations

Hola friends and family! I hope you all had a wonderful and restful Thanksgiving! We all have so much to be grateful for, and I hope you were able to reflect on this while feasting on delicious foods and spending…