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4 Years Later in Thailand Part 3 –“Assimilation”
Read more: 4 Years Later in Thailand Part 3 –“Assimilation”Monday January 10, 2011 was Joe’s first day of training at work. He took the scooter we had rented and I took a cab to search for a teaching job. I tried to straighten my hair that morning, but the cheap converter we bought started to smoke and fried my Chi. Western comforts were slowly…
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4 Years Later in Thailand Part 2 –“The First Month”
Read more: 4 Years Later in Thailand Part 2 –“The First Month”One of the houses we looked at was nothing more than an empty shell with only one dirty mattress on the floor. I was horrified and began to fear we would be forced to live in the jungle with cobras and no air conditioning. The locals tend to hang around outside (probably because it’s too…
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4 Years Later in Thailand – Part 1
Read more: 4 Years Later in Thailand – Part 1It was November 2010 and the condo Joe and I were renting in downtown Orlando was being foreclosed on. We were being kicked out of our home and I was preparing to graduate from the University of Central Florida after 5 years of carefully laid plans. I moved from Texas to Florida and took time…
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The Oz
Read more: The OzAustralia is a must- see for everyone. You can be as adventurous or tame as you want in The Oz. There is truly something for everyone! I hope to go back some day as a tourist, but my dream would be to settle down there because it’s such a lovely country.
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Evolving Relationships
Read more: Evolving RelationshipsI have always been fascinated by people with questionable and inappropriate friendships. Have we reduced ourselves so much as humans that we only care about our social status in society? The answer is yes.
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Racism is Alive and Well in Thailand
Read more: Racism is Alive and Well in ThailandIf you plan to visit and / or live in Thailand, be prepared for blatant double standards and racism. Yes, there are so many wonderful things about Thailand – the beaches, the friendly (and not so friendly) locals, the amazing food, cheap beer and lack of law enforcement. However, when you live here long-term, the…
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Being Cute in Thailand
Read more: Being Cute in ThailandThere is one aspect of Thai (and possibly all Asian) culture that I can never quite grasp. The beauty and social standards for women demand “cuteness”. In addition to wearing scrunchies (did those come back in style?) and ribbons in their hair, grown Thai women braid or make their hair into pigtails. I’ve seen many…
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The Irony of Phuket Vegetarian Festival
Read more: The Irony of Phuket Vegetarian FestivalEvery year Phuket locals celebrate the Vegetarian Festival. This is predominately a Chinese celebration, so the festivities take place in Chinese temples throughout Thailand, but you don’t have to be of Chinese decent to join in on the fun. The festival falls in the 9th lunar month (October) in the Chinese calendar and lasts for…
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The Headache of Buying Cosmetics in Thailand
Read more: The Headache of Buying Cosmetics in ThailandMoving abroad has been a huge problem for my beauty product consumer habits. If you have ever been to Asia, you will understand what I’m talking about. First – EVERYTHING is formulated for “Asian Skin”. Nobody really knows what that means, but they use those words as a marketing ploy. “Asian” is a broad term…
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Life as a Hotel Employee in Thailand
Read more: Life as a Hotel Employee in ThailandRespect of the local culture you work in is SO important. You cannot successfully challenge the work ethic of people who have more seniority than you in the company. If you push people too hard in Thailand, they will quit and go to a company that will not push so hard.
Angela Killian
Traveler, Writer, Cook and Wino
Angela Killian 