http://aveleigh.vox.com/library/posts/page/1/ expating en Vox Thu, 31 Dec 2009 13:50:33 -0330 Copyright 2009 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://aveleigh.vox.com/library/post/2009.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(aveleigh) http://aveleigh.vox.com/library/post/2009.html?_c=feed-rss http://aveleigh.vox.com/library/post/2009.html?_c=feed-rss Thu, 31 Dec 2009 13:50:33 -0330 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... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://aveleigh.vox.com/library/post/2009.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00d09e50d680be2b01240b8c979d860e?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> http://aveleigh.vox.com/library/post/chiang-mai.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(aveleigh) http://aveleigh.vox.com/library/post/chiang-mai.html?_c=feed-rss http://aveleigh.vox.com/library/post/chiang-mai.html?_c=feed-rss Tue, 29 Sep 2009 14:03:00 -0230 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://aveleigh.vox.com/library/photo/6a00d09e50d680be2b0123ddcfb369860d.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a1.vox.com/6a00d09e50d680be2b0123ddcfb369860d-50si" alt="" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> 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... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://aveleigh.vox.com/library/post/chiang-mai.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00d09e50d680be2b0123f165ca2e860f?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> travel thailand http://aveleigh.vox.com/library/post/laos.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(aveleigh) http://aveleigh.vox.com/library/post/laos.html?_c=feed-rss http://aveleigh.vox.com/library/post/laos.html?_c=feed-rss Tue, 11 Aug 2009 12:03:46 -0230 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://aveleigh.vox.com/library/photo/6a00d09e50d680be2b011018017c41860e.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a1.vox.com/6a00d09e50d680be2b011018017c41860e-50si" alt="" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> 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... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://aveleigh.vox.com/library/post/laos.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00d09e50d680be2b011016412e91860b?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> travel laos http://aveleigh.vox.com/library/post/well-so-much-for-the-blogging.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(aveleigh) http://aveleigh.vox.com/library/post/well-so-much-for-the-blogging.html?_c=feed-rss http://aveleigh.vox.com/library/post/well-so-much-for-the-blogging.html?_c=feed-rss Thu, 30 Jul 2009 07:34:45 -0230 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... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://aveleigh.vox.com/library/post/well-so-much-for-the-blogging.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00d09e50d680be2b011016b9d6ab860d?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> http://aveleigh.vox.com/library/post/project-summer.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(aveleigh) http://aveleigh.vox.com/library/post/project-summer.html?_c=feed-rss http://aveleigh.vox.com/library/post/project-summer.html?_c=feed-rss Wed, 24 Jun 2009 09:59:17 -0230 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... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://aveleigh.vox.com/library/post/project-summer.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00d09e50d680be2b011016661ba7860c?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> korea goals http://aveleigh.vox.com/library/post/25.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(aveleigh) http://aveleigh.vox.com/library/post/25.html?_c=feed-rss http://aveleigh.vox.com/library/post/25.html?_c=feed-rss Sat, 20 Jun 2009 23:29:22 -0230 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://aveleigh.vox.com/library/photo/6a00d09e50d680be2b011016638e9a860c.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a2.vox.com/6a00d09e50d680be2b011016638e9a860c-50si" alt="" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> 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,... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://aveleigh.vox.com/library/post/25.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00d09e50d680be2b0110183dfe4f860f?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> korea goals reflecting http://aveleigh.vox.com/library/post/hong-kong.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(aveleigh) http://aveleigh.vox.com/library/post/hong-kong.html?_c=feed-rss http://aveleigh.vox.com/library/post/hong-kong.html?_c=feed-rss Thu, 16 Apr 2009 00:03:40 -0230 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://aveleigh.vox.com/library/photo/6a00d09e50d680be2b011017baa308860e.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a0.vox.com/6a00d09e50d680be2b011017baa308860e-50si" alt="hong kong" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> 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... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://aveleigh.vox.com/library/post/hong-kong.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00d09e50d680be2b0110163f21e5860c?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> hong kong travel new adventures http://aveleigh.vox.com/library/post/these-shoes-were-make-for-traveling.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(aveleigh) http://aveleigh.vox.com/library/post/these-shoes-were-make-for-traveling.html?_c=feed-rss http://aveleigh.vox.com/library/post/these-shoes-were-make-for-traveling.html?_c=feed-rss Fri, 27 Feb 2009 11:42:04 -0330 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... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://aveleigh.vox.com/library/post/these-shoes-were-make-for-traveling.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00d09e50d680be2b011015ec975c860b?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> hong kong travel thailand things i like south korea laos http://aveleigh.vox.com/library/post/what-im-listening-to-january-2009.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(aveleigh) http://aveleigh.vox.com/library/post/what-im-listening-to-january-2009.html?_c=feed-rss http://aveleigh.vox.com/library/post/what-im-listening-to-january-2009.html?_c=feed-rss Mon, 12 Jan 2009 22:10:13 -0330 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 ... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://aveleigh.vox.com/library/post/what-im-listening-to-january-2009.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00d09e50d680be2b0109d0fdb508000f?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> music http://aveleigh.vox.com/library/post/resolutions.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(aveleigh) http://aveleigh.vox.com/library/post/resolutions.html?_c=feed-rss http://aveleigh.vox.com/library/post/resolutions.html?_c=feed-rss Fri, 09 Jan 2009 08:10:51 -0330 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... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://aveleigh.vox.com/library/post/resolutions.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00d09e50d680be2b0109811cf361000c?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> goals