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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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Life These Weeks in Hanoi, Vietnam: August 16-30, 2026

And so I left Ho Chi Minh City (not sad) and arrived in Hanoi. A several hour uneventful

September 8, 2026
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A Month in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam: July 17-August 15, 2026

I spent mid-July to mid-August in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam…and after just barely surviving the heat and humidity,

August 31, 2026
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A Few Days in Seoul, South Korea: July 14-17, 2026

Seoul: July 14-17 As I mentioned in the last post, LOTS of things -S O MANY things –

August 5, 2026
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Living Outside the U.S. ~ The Real Trade-Offs No One Talks About

For the past three years I’ve lived mostly outside the U.S. It’s been exciting, disorienting and exhausting….but worth

April 28, 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 1-5, 2026

I’m Over Here Now! Since these were the longest 10 days in history, I made an executive decision

January 12, 2026
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Life These Weeks in Japan: December 15-31, 2025

Grab a snack, this is long. Monday, Dec 15 A not thrilling day. I went first thing in

January 5, 2026
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Life This Week in Japan: Dec 1-7, 2025

Monday, Dec 1 A stay at home day. I finally sorted through my piles of plastic into the

December 13, 2025
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