Guess what? Today we are headed to Thailand!! Peter has a couple days off work this week and next Monday is election day here in Malaysia so we are staying on the Phi Phi Islands for my birthday! Woohoo!! I turn 25 on May 15th and feel very indifferent about the whole thing. I used … More Exploring Georgetown: Chingay and Kuan Yin Teng Temple
When I lived in Shanghai I joined the American Women’s Club of Shanghai and became a writer for their monthly magazine. Since I am a personal trainer and health coach, I wrote a fitness column featuring different fitness trends each month. I also wrote a lifestyle column about my experiences as an American expat living … More Focus on Fitness: Crossfit
Happy Friday! Finally! This week has been mentally draining and I am so ready for another trip in a couple of weeks. Peter and I are planning a 5 day trip to Thailand on the Phi Phi Islands and it couldn’t come sooner for the both of us. Peter is drained from work and I … More The Stresses of Expat Life and Banana Boat Pictures
If you have ever been to Penang then you know that the population is comprised of 3 distinct ethnicities: Chinese, Indian, and Malay. Although they are all Malaysian, each ethnicity remains very separate from the others. If you look around, you see that people congregate in distinct groups of their own ethnicity. In the manufacturing … More A Day of Firsts: The Snake Temple and Ice Kacang
Wow I am loving this unstructured blogging time. Except… I am taking advantage of this freedom! In the process neglected any sort of information on my new life in Penang! Well friends starting today I hope to aim for 3 days of blogging per week. There is so much to share! But first let’s finish … More Langkawi: Perfect Weekend Getaway
Two Fridays ago we packed our bags and headed to the airport for some domestic travel within Malaysia. Peter’s coworker is leaving Penang in a couple of weeks so she invited a group of us to spend a weekend on the beach. A short flight later, we were in Langkawi! Langkawi is cluster of 104 islands off the … More Langkawi: Arriving in Paradise
Hello! Now that the 365 project is over, I am loving my lack of a blog schedule. Daily posting was fun but it is SO not my style. You could probably tell from those daily posts that my life is not that exciting. At all. Haha! Now that I live abroad, my life is punctuated by exciting … More A Day in the Life of an Expat
It has been months but I am FINALLY posting our last day in Japan! It is crazy to think that so much has happened since this trip! When we went on this cruise I had just moved to China and expected to live there for a year or so. Well, a month later we learned … More Japan Cruise Part 5: Hososhima and the Cave Shrine
Greetings from Penang! After 3 days on this island I am finally getting an idea of where I am and what I will be doing. Penang is unlike any place I have ever visited before and I cannot wait to see more. After initial homesickness and questions of “what am I doing here?”, I finally … More Italy: Basilica di Superga
And I am only in Singapore. Haha! I just wanted to check in while I have the internet. I am somewhat delerious with various levels of jetlag due to a layover in Germany and almost 6 hours of hanging out in the Singapore Airport. I am so bored and so tired of reading. I desperately … More 36 hours of travel…
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