In my last months living and working in Budapest I wrote a post about my morning commute. Back then, I drove thirty minutes to school in my red Mini Cooper while listening to podcasts. Now, that ...
https://thepresentperfect.wordpress.com/2024/04/17/the-journey-to-school-bangkok-edition/
I met Katie recently at the EARCOS conference in Bangkok. We both attended the pre-conference session on Building a Culture of Coaching in international schools and then ended up in many of the s...
This year my October break aligned with my friend Lauren’s. With her in Abu Dhabi and me in Bangkok, we wanted to find someplace to meet in the middle that was an easy flight for both of us and...
https://thepresentperfect.wordpress.com/2024/04/04/october-break-sri-lanka/
November of last year brought a first for me, not only in Bangkok but in life. At a six-month follow up from last year’s annual medical check (mandated for my work visa), I got the news that I ...
https://thepresentperfect.wordpress.com/2024/02/03/hospital-stay-in-bangkok/
It’s the summer of Albania! At least it seems like it is anyway. Since my friend Lauren and I planned our trip, I learned that three different friends of mine were all going to Albania this sum...
https://thepresentperfect.wordpress.com/2023/07/22/beaches-of-southern-albania/
Ok, it’s not the whole summer in Puglia, but I wish it was. This year marks my third year in a row spending a week in Puglia and my fourth year visiting the region also known as the “heel of ...
https://thepresentperfect.wordpress.com/2023/07/08/puglia-summer/
One of the things that I’ve definitely been missing in my life since I moved to Bangkok is Hungarian wine. I didn’t take it for granted while I was living there, but now that I’m away, the ...
https://thepresentperfect.wordpress.com/2023/06/02/thailand-wine-weekend/
Back in 2012, when I lived in Beirut, I spent an entire summer (8 weeks!) backpacking around Southeast Asia. I traveled to Thailand, Singapore, Vietnam, Cambodia, and Malaysia. (I also wrote abou...
https://thepresentperfect.wordpress.com/2023/05/28/laos-a-holiday-during-the-burning-season/
Bon Appétit magazine has a regular feature called “The Receipt” documenting how readers across the U.S. eat and drink in a week and what they spend to do it. I love reading this series, so I...
With only 3.5 months left in the school year, I thought I’d take a pause to reflect on the year so far. I will admit . . . it’s hard being new and especially hard getting used to new systems,...
https://thepresentperfect.wordpress.com/2023/03/05/good-vibes-only/