The Ramblings of an Aspiring Expat Traveling Nomad Wanderer
November 15 Blog
Well it’s been a bit. I finally have some time on my hands.
On February 29, 2020, the USA confirmed it’s first death from COVID-19. 37 countries confirmed a first case of COVID-19 in February. [Wikipedia]
In my last post I said that we were moving into a condo. We booked it for a week because the current plan was to return to China on March 6.
… Read the restWritten on August 6, 2021
I’ve been busy lately so I apologize about the lack of updates. I’ll try to keep updating this irregularly for a month or so, then maybe I can get in a predictable routine again. This is a short summary of our first week (Feb. 23-28, 2020) in Penang, Malaysia at a hotel.
Covid-19: By 28 February, the USA had 66 confirmed cases.
… Read the restWritten 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 restWritten 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 restWritten 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 restI 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 restWritten 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 restWritten 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 restWell, here we are again. It’s the third day in Bali or maybe the fourth, it’s a bit jumbled. On February third, 2020 the USA declared a public health emergency. Things were heating up. India confirmed a third case and Vietnam announced an eighth case.
Here’s a portion of a journal I wrote dated Feb. 4.
… Read the restJill’s doing yoga and I’m puttering about, being a tourist.
On the 30th of January, the Philippines confirmed its first case of COVID-19 in Manila. On the 31st, case number two was confirmed. We had booked a flight on the 31st for Bali already and I felt as if we were staying ahead of the virus. We were still on vacation and our plan was practically intact. I wasn’t going to worry about something that might clear up in a week.
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