No one ever imagines having to one day deal with chronic injury which incapacitates and alters your life in a major way. No one can be prepared to deal with unexpected trauma, or life incidents which throw us in a position where we suddenly have absolutely zero control. This was my reality when my hip […]
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What does Chiang Mai mean to me? At every chance I could, I would stop and remind myself of the adventure I was part of, and attempt to locate myself in my surroundings, relative to everything that had happened in my life before. Cycling up Doi Suthep every morning at 7am, mango smoothies surrounded by […]
I move out of my apartment today. This is the first time I’ve rented my own place, the first time I’ve been on a lease, the first time I’ve experienced the horror of parting with enormous chunks of my hard-earned money to “pay the bills” every month. It feels incredibly unfair to have to go […]
The satisfaction when you find a cheap flight to faraway lands is unparalleled. When you have not a penny to spare, the prospect of waiting 25 hours between connecting flights is absolutely not an issue. While I certainly no longer have this outlook, and will gladly pay an extra few hundred dollars to make my […]
I’m writing this post from Kinfolk, Melbourne – a volunteer-run coffee shop just around the corner from the gym. I love this particular corner, with its industrial, towering, crafty red-brick buildings. Melbourne city is very crafty altogether, authentic and old-fashioned yet varnished with a sleek silver glow. If you’re looking to run your own shop, the […]