aveleigh's joy Vox 2009-12-31T17:20:33Z aveleigh http://aveleigh.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom tag:vox.com,2006:6p00d09e50d680be2b/ expating 2009 tag:vox.com,2009-12-31:asset-6a00d09e50d680be2b01240b8c979d860e 2009-12-31T17:20:33Z 2009-12-31T17:20:33Z aveleigh http://aveleigh.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom Though I didn't document much of it here, 2009 was a rollarcoaster of a year. So many great things happened, but some really sucky things happened too. This year, I: - Traveled to Hong Kong, Thailand, and Laos - Developed severe anxiety - Finis...

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]]> chiang mai tag:vox.com,2009-09-29:asset-6a00d09e50d680be2b0123f165ca2e860f 2009-09-29T16:33:00Z 2009-09-29T16:34:40Z aveleigh http://aveleigh.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom


Near the end of two and half weeks of travel through South East Asia, D and I found ourselves with a choice to make. We had gotten ourselves to Luang Prabang, but we weren't sure which direction to go next. We needed to end up in Bangkok about 4...

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]]> laos tag:vox.com,2009-08-11:asset-6a00d09e50d680be2b011016412e91860b 2009-08-11T14:33:46Z 2009-08-11T14:33:46Z aveleigh http://aveleigh.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom


Laos is a country I had never really heard of until about a year ago. It's nestled between the more well known countries of Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia and China, but perhaps because it is landlocked it hasn't earned the same reputation among tou...

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]]> well, so much for the blogging tag:vox.com,2009-07-30:asset-6a00d09e50d680be2b011016b9d6ab860d 2009-07-30T10:04:45Z 2009-07-31T01:39:45Z aveleigh http://aveleigh.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom So July has been busier than I expected. I haven't been blogging, photographing, studying Spanish, or reading! Instead I've been planning and teaching a summer camp, working out, and trying not to expire from the humidity. I've also been trying...

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]]> project summer tag:vox.com,2009-06-24:asset-6a00d09e50d680be2b011016661ba7860c 2009-06-24T12:29:17Z 2009-06-24T12:29:17Z aveleigh http://aveleigh.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom As of today I'm done teaching regular classes at my school. The next three weeks will be full of speaking tests and contests, special study classes and final exams, and then six weeks of summer vacation will begin. Though I'll still be working q...

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]]> 25 tag:vox.com,2009-06-21:asset-6a00d09e50d680be2b0110183dfe4f860f 2009-06-21T01:59:22Z 2009-06-21T01:59:22Z aveleigh http://aveleigh.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom


Last week I turned 25. It seems like a rather monumental birthday, if only because I can FINALLY rent a car. I made sure to celebrate in style, with lots of good food, friends and fun. D and I had dinner at a favourite Thai restaurant in Seoul,...

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]]> hong kong tag:vox.com,2009-04-16:asset-6a00d09e50d680be2b0110163f21e5860c 2009-04-16T02:33:40Z 2009-04-16T02:37:21Z aveleigh http://aveleigh.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

hong kong

As a public school teacher in Korea, I have almost 6 weeks off teaching in January and February. During this time, D and I decided to take two weeks of holiday and head south. Hoping to add to my list of 'cities I could live in', we took advanta...

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]]> these shoes were made for traveling tag:vox.com,2009-02-27:asset-6a00d09e50d680be2b011015ec975c860b 2009-02-27T15:12:04Z 2009-06-09T19:22:43Z aveleigh http://aveleigh.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom Last month we traveled around South East Asia for about two and a half weeks. We went to Hong Kong, Thailand (Bangkok and Chiang Mai) and Laos (Vientiane, Vang Vieng, and Luang Prabang). It was a wonderful trip, with a nice mix of food, adventur...

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]]> what i'm listening to, january 2009 tag:vox.com,2009-01-13:asset-6a00d09e50d680be2b0109d0fdb508000f 2009-01-13T01:40:13Z 2009-01-13T14:41:36Z aveleigh http://aveleigh.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom 1. 'Crick Crack' - The Lovers 2. 'Buy Your Side' - Alex and Sam 3. 'Eyes' - Rogue Wave 4. 'Skinny Love' - Bon Iver 5. 'To Build a Home' - The Cinematic Orchestra 6. 'The Debtor' - Miles Benjamin Anthony Robinson 7. 'Staralfur' - Sigor Ros 8. 'La ...

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]]> resolutions tag:vox.com,2009-01-09:asset-6a00d09e50d680be2b0109811cf361000c 2009-01-09T11:40:51Z 2009-01-09T11:40:51Z aveleigh http://aveleigh.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom This is the first year in many that I've had a desire to make new years resolutions. I think it's because this year I discovered just how much I like making them. In 2008 I made resolutions no less than three times. Some might call what I do si...

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