I'm now almost 2 months into my vacation and the free time, recent traveling, and periodic returns to my school have once again reminded me of why I moved to South Korea in the first place. I recently returned from spending 10 days in Indonesia which made strides in my first priority:
explore the world and see Asia as much as possible. Returning to school for a few classes and graduation week reminded me of my second priority:
strengthening as a teacher, and making a difference in the lives of the students however possible
. Trips that take the unconventional route and avoid tourism as much as possible (next on the agenda) remind me of my third priority:
continue to see everything as a potential for new adventures. With that, Indonesia was a good trip and I'm glad I started my winter travels there before leaving for Thailand, Laos, and Vietnam tomorrow (2/12).
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| Beach life-Bali. |
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| Ubud-Bali |
2 weeks spent in Indonesia was marked with: awesome company and hospitality, heat waves, surfing waves, great food (minus the 48-hour bout of food poisoning), spending 7 of those days without shoes (pretty great), learning about the unique and
fascinating history and culture, a beach culture appealing enough to extend my plane ticket to the tune of 5 days, and a taxi driver named Ketut.
