An American in Geoje

This leg of the trip was probably the most ill-planned.  I wanted to stay at the beach for a few days before heading back to the US, but I w...

Today I headed out to Thailand.  I bought a ticket through my hostel to the border, with plans to head down to Pattaya, Thailand from there....

I got behind on my “two weeks of posts” with the Thanksgiving and my studying.  I also noticed that I mis-numbered the days on my posts—so t...

After a long day at the Angkor complex, I headed back to the guest house.  It began to rain just as I got back.  I showered off the seat and...

One of the things that I realized right away when I was in Cambodia is how much I loved Khmer people.  They were warm, friendly, and interes...

I met my driver, Chang, in the community area at the guest house.  I had a quick breakfast and we headed out.  As we rode through town, I go...

After the somber trip to the killing fields, I returned to Sunday Guest House to pack my things.  I had an early afternoon bus.  On the way ...

An excellent example of how crooked the current Cambodian government is how they recently leased the Choeng Ek Killing Fields Memorial to a ...

On day 7 I went early to the Choeng Ek Killing Fields, just outside of Phnom Penh.  Sunday Guest House made the arrangements and I rode with...

I arranged for my bus to Phnom Penh with the front counter at the hotel.  I was a little surprised at how nice the bus was.  It was $10 for ...

For my sixth day, I signed up for a tour to the Mekong Delta.  I’ve always been reluctant to take guided tours.  But this one was $10 and in...

I left Bangkok on the afternoon of my fourth day.  I flew Air Asia, this cool new discount airline in Southeast Asia.  They’ve developed the...

After a couple nights in the backpacker central near Khao San Road, I decided to move to a different part of Bangkok.  I wanted to see the n...

I woke up in time for breakfast.  I stopped in at the first place that advertised “American Breakfast.”  I later found out there are many pl...

I arrived in Bangkok late after a full day of travel.  A direct flight would have only been about six hours, but I was traveling on a free r...

Twenty-six hours after heading to the airport in Busan, Korea, I am home.  Its 6:30 am here in Missouri.  Those that know me know that I wou...

I just passed through Korean passport control and had my passport stamped for what may be the last time here in Korea. Last night, I retur...

I just arrived in Thailand after a long, bumpy, hot, muddy ride from Siem Reap, Cambodia.  The people on the bus had a lot of griping to do,...

I thought I'd write a brief post about my Southeast Asia trip thus far.  I plan to update with pictures and more details when I get home...

Today was the big goodbye.  It was when I finally said goodbye to my co-workers and all of my students.  I came in earlier to say goodbye to...

Tuesday, I had my final kindergarten classes.  My first class was a group of three really smart kids.  They are like little sponges.  We did...