Ding! Ding! Ding! I found what you're looking for betches! C A P H E S U A D A "Vietnamese Iced Coffee With Condensed Milk [& A Pinch of Cocaine] I guess you could say I've been slumming it in terms of coffee. Until recently I have only had coffee from the street. Well … Continue reading Coffee or Cocaine?
I will be totally honest. When I made the decision to teach English abroad the thought of 'teaching' never crossed my mind. It sounds silly, but I'm being serious. I would tell my friends I would be, "Molding young minds," and give them my best Grinch face. While in Cambodia completing my TESOL training there were several … Continue reading The Teacher Chronicles
BELINDA CAME TO HO CHI MINH FOR MY 23rd BIRTHDAY. It was by far one of the best birthday presents I have ever received. I was born in San Diego and grew up in Cerritos, CA. So when it was time to decide where to go for college (sophomore year in college - I committed early) … Continue reading The Real MVP
December was an absolutely insane month. We pretty much had visitors coming and going and it seemed as if I was busy every single second of every day for a month straight entertaining. I took a ton of photos but as you know I can't Instagram everything. There are rules people. Here are the unlucky ones. … Continue reading The Instagrams That Never Made It Pt. 4
Let me begin by thanking Hurley for the photo and videos in this post – the photos that look professional and perfect are Hurley’s – the photos that look basic and boring are mine. If you are at all impressed by what you see (you will be) definitely take a moment and check out his … Continue reading Monkey Island
When I discover or rediscover music that makes me jam, on the outside I look like this: but on the inside I'm doing this: but enough chit chat......... Here's what I've been listening to lately: Imagine Dragons -- Amsterdam Vance Joy -- Mess is Mine The Chainsmokers -- Kanye ft. SirenXX Skrillex -- Summit ft. … Continue reading What I’m Listening To Pt. 2
Erm, well..... Ho Chi Minh has been a little bit loopy lately Within a 72 hour period I interviewed for a teaching job, demo'd (taught a class with someone analyzing me), was hired and signed a contract for said teaching position. In the midst of all of the interviewing, Meeg and I were on a hunt for an apartment … Continue reading 0-100
This week I felt a billion times busier, more tired and just a teensy bit homesick...but I'll talk about that later. Overall the week fleeeeew by. Monday morning's vietnamese lesson was about 'going to the market.' So Hien, being the excellent teacher she is put us in taxis and we set out to one of … Continue reading College Educated, TESOL Certificated
After a fantastic fucking weekend in Sihanoukville it was FINALLY time to head to Nam. Thuper exciting. But sad as well. Cambodia started to feel like home. Which are words I never believed I would say. I would say it's more so home because of the people...not the physical building. Yech. But I digress. The plan was … Continue reading “Vietnam group: Go Fuck Yourselves”
No sleep no problem (referring to the spider that tried to eat Meg and I our first night in Sihanoukville) when I get to spend an entire day alternating between a boat and a beach. After an hour and a half boat ride, we made it to [Ishy Named] Turtle Island! We had the option … Continue reading You Can’t Sihanoukville With Us [Pt. 2]
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