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Life This Week in Hanoi, Vietnam: Sep 21-27, 2026

Monday, September 21 Slept through the night for once so got right up at 7:30 and headed out.

September 28, 2026
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Life This Week in Hanoi, Vietnam: Sep 14-20, 2026

Monday, Sep 14 Oh, today was a DOOZY!!! I feel like I say that a lot. Today was

September 21, 2026
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Life This Week in Hanoi, Vietnam: Sep 7-13, 2026

Always. Trying. To. Get. Caught. Up. Hence two posts this week. Was a fairly quiet week…coworking, walking around,

September 17, 2026
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Life This Week in Hanoi, Vietnam: Aug 31-Sep 6, 2026

Monday, Aug 31 Today was a sort of productive (?) day. My main goal was to look at

September 14, 2026
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I’m Over Here Now On February 25, I left my home of two months in Chiang Mai, Thailand

April 8, 2026
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That Time I Took A Thai Cooking Class

On the agenda: a Thai cooking class with my TikTok friend, who’s in Chiang Mai for a week.

March 3, 2026
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Life This Week in Chiang Mai, Thailand: Jan 19-25, 2026

Monday, Jan 19 For dinner I went to Kao Soi Nimmin, a charming indoor/outdoor restaurant with lush ferns

January 28, 2026
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Life This Week in Chiang Mai, Thailand: Jan 11-18, 2026

Monday, Jan 11 Intentionally did not do anything fun today. I wanted to spend The Day catching up

January 19, 2026
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Life This Week in Chiang Mai Thailand: Jan 6-10, 2026

Tuesday, Jan 6 Today was mellow. I had my first in-person Thai class in the early evening, so

January 13, 2026
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Life This Week in Florida & San Antonio: Oct 6-12, 2025

Didja miss me?? Monday, Oct 6 I went a little MIA. Honestly, absolutely nothing has been going on.

October 14, 2025
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