The Ramblings of an Aspiring Expat Traveling Nomad Wanderer
I’m setting down an account of my journey through this virus era. I’m piecing it together as I go through photos, a very few journal entries I made, and my wife, Jill, and my recollections. This story began in the May 7, 2021 post.
The next few days on Boracay are kind of a blur. I have a bunch of pictures of cats, sunsets, and beach scenes.… Read the rest
I’m setting down an account of my journey through this virus era. I’m piecing it together as I go using photos, a few journal entries I made, and my wife, Jill’s, and my recollections. I began this story began in the May 7, 2021 post.
We ate breakfast outside our door each day and were visited by kittens on most of the days.… Read the rest
Our apartment was 3 blocks from one of the most developed parts of the island. We went for a walk. Our destination was the sunset beach, called Bulabog beach, and it was the afternoon. We walked across the main road and found our way through a maze of pedestrians and walkways in the area known as D Mall. We passed several enticing restaurants and markets but I had to resist temptation.… Read the rest
I started writing this story in the May 7, 2021 post if you want to start at the beginning.
I remember the taxi ride to Shenzhen airport. It was a route that was still new to me. We went around the city instead of through it. It was late and I looked at the lights go by. I probably shut my eyes a few times because it was well past my bed time.… Read the rest
It was still Friday night and I rushed home after work. Jill and I had a one week vacation planned in Boracay and our flight was at 3 AM. We had planned this trip in November or December.
Our holiday break was 4 weeks long. A short time after we booked the Boracay trip, Jill discovered a once-in-her-lifetime Yoga workshop was being held in Bali.… Read the rest
Shenzhen in January of 2020 was a place changing. I was finishing the semester teaching a kindergarten class English. The city government was turning the privately owned school into a public school because it was on public land, I think. The new administration said the government was taking over about 80 schools that were in similar situations. All the teachers had to sign new contracts under the new school’s name because the old school wouldn’t exist after the Lunar New Year holiday.… Read the rest
That’s how long it’s been since I posted anything here. It appears that I haven’t done anything because I didn’t put anything here. Time is funny online. If you were waiting for me to put something up since I put anything up then it’s been a long time. If you are just stumbling on my blog somehow it is as if no time has passed.… Read the rest
Jill had a few days off so we decided to get over to Macau. It’s about an hour long ferry ride from Shenzhen. Macau is split in two. There is the peninsula bordering China and an island next to it connected by a couple bridges. Macau is the most densely populated place in the world because it is so small. It is also one of the most wealthy places in the world because it is the only place in all of China where gambling is legal.… Read the rest
… Read the restOn my Birthday, the weather was extremely hot. I carried around a parasol all day long. It served me a little but one needs a space suit AC unit here these days. I had breakfast and lunch with my lovely wife. Breakfast was delicious oatmeal ala Jill. She tried cooking diced apple with the oatmeal but we agreed the apple is much better added after cooking because its flavor disappeared in the process.
