The Ramblings of an Aspiring Expat Traveling Nomad Wanderer
Written on July 1, 2021
The USA confirmed one more case of COVID-19 on Feb. 20, bringing the total to 16. On Feb. 21 the USA confirmed 20 additional cases. Elsewhere in the world the case numbers rose. [Wikipedia]
Jill and I were wrapping things up in Amed but we were still waiting to return to China. There were rumors of k-12 schools in China starting again sometime in March but the government hadn’t issued any timeline.… Read the rest
Feb. 19, 2020: Passengers began to disembark the Diamond Princess, the cruise ship under quarantine in Japan. [Wikipedia]
On this day in Bali, I was going to go fishing with Odin. I started writing a story about the experience. I’ll transcribe it here.
I woke up to my alarm at 5 AM. I brushed my teeth, put on a little sun block, and dressed in my longest sleeved shirt. I… Read the rest
Written on June 25, 2021 about Feb. 16, 17, and 18, 2020 in Bali, Indonesia.
It was Feb. 16, 2020: France had the first death from COVID-19 outside of Asia on the 15th. There were new cases on the 15th and 16th in France, Malaysia, Thailand, Hong Kong, Japan, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, and the UAE. The USA’s second COVID-19 death was confirmed to be on Feb.… Read the rest
Written on June 19, 2021
This happened on Feb, 15 2020 Amed Bali
In the morning of our first full day in Amed, I packed up a few things to go on a snorkeling trip. Jill wanted to work on graduate schoolwork and bid me a sleepy farewell. Amed is a great diving destination because many of the dive sites are accessible from the beaches around the village.… Read the rest
Written on June 17, 2021
February 14, 2020: Egypt confirms the countries first COVID-19 case and case numbers continue rising elsewhere. [Wikipedia]
Jill and I packed our bags and ate our last breakfast in Ubud. I probably cried on my pancake but I managed to take a few pictures of the guesthouse cat. Then we walked down the driveway and met, Eddy, our driver who would deliver across the island to Amed Beach.… Read the rest
Written on June 15, 2021
February 11, 2020: The WHO names the disease COVID-19 and the virus is named SARS-CoV-2.
February 12: The first case in London, UK is confirmed.
February 13: Japan confirms its first death from COVID-19. The National University of Singapore starts a week of online classes.
In Ubud. Jill and I were thinking about going to the beach for a week.… Read the rest
I wrote this June 14, 2021.
February 9-10, 2020: The death toll from COVID-19 surpasses the death toll from the SARS epidemic of 2002-2003. [Wikipedia]
Day 9 in Ubud and we found another cafe. I actually wrote a journal entry after we met Daria there. So, I’m a little confused about the timing.
Another Day, another cafe. We found Daria!… Read the rest
Written on June 12, 2021
Feb. 8, 2020: the cases tick up.
We took a walk in the morning to a cafe on the outskirts of town. Jill picked it somehow, as I recall it seemed like a long walk. Jill wanted to get some work done because she was going to teach her students online when the semester started again.… Read the rest
Written on June 11, 2021
February 7, 2020 COVID-19 report: As of this date, our lovely province of Guangdong, China had over 1,000 cases and recorded the first death. Malaysia now had 15 cases. [Wikipedia]
It was the morning of our seventh day in Ubud. Dawn found us far from our beds. We had walked to a ridge in the dark for a view of the city sunrise.… Read the rest
Written June 10, 2021
I just found this email I sent my mother on Feb. 4, 2020. It’s weird how many places on my computer I can find scraps of memories from that time. My mother invited us to stay with them in Florida, USA.
Thanks for the invitation! We are holding tight here in Bali. Maybe we will reevaluate later.… Read the rest