Actually, there’s no lockdown in Korea and there hasn’t been one, but the title is catchier this way. It’s been nine weeks since I had shoulder surgery and I never would have imagined that I still wouldn’t have taught an English class. Last Wednesday classes… Read More »Life On Lockdown
I decided to get surgery on Friday, March 13th. The question of whether or not to get surgery has been an internal struggle since last year. In March I partially dislocated my left shoulder playing volleyball. I can’t remember the first incident of something like… Read More »Shoulder Surgery
When traveling to a new country I like to keep track of my unique observations about that place, some of these may be obvious to everyone while visiting, others may be less noticed and some may already be known. After five weeks in the Philippines,… Read More »Filipino Observations
I was extremely excited to visit Siquijor. It’s not as touristy as the other islands, it has a mystical vibe and lore of voodoo and everyone who had traveled there said only good things about it. It’s significantly smaller than Bohol and my plan was… Read More »Siquijor’s Against Me
Bohol is an island I’ve been wanting to go to for over a year. Last year I had planned to go with my ex-girlfriend, everything was booked, but a week before we were supposed to go, her school told her she had to work. The… Read More »The Island of Chocolate Hills: Bohol
I first heard about the Corona virus from another traveler who taught English in Shanghai. At the time she referred to it as SARS, so when the term corona virus started popping up I was confused, was it like the beer? I didn’t pay much… Read More »Catching Fear: Corona Virus
It’s impossible to go to Palawan and not do boat tours. The Philippines are made up of 7,641 islands most of them accessible only by boat and some of them unvisitable. My trip took me to the province of Palawan which consists of two main… Read More »Palawan Boat Tours
When I told my parents I was planning on getting my scuba certification in the Philippines they were surprised because they said they’ve never heard me say it before, while that may be the case, for me, it was always something I planned to do… Read More »Under the Sea
“Since worrying takes away your appetite and your sleep it’s not good for you, but you can’t stop worrying, therefore you get additionally worried that you are worrying, and then furthermore because that is quiet absurd, and you are mad at yourself because you do… Read More »Worrying about Taal
Christmas means something different to each person, how it was celebrated when they were younger and how it’s remembered as they’re older. While I listened to my friend recount what Christmas was to him, I thought to myself, “that’s nothing like mine was.” For most… Read More »Christmas Away From Home