Day 1 Not much happened today but just riding the 10hr bus back to Quito while saying goodbyes to the Amazonas Day 2 I met up with the French boy again, it was also this day that entire country of Ecuador turned upside down (I am sure everyone’s been watching the news?) Following the advice… Continue reading Sabbatical Week 41
Sabbatical Week 40
Happy 2024! Day 1 Went to the market again to get a well needed brunch before heading up the mirador next to the hostel Got some information regarding Amazon and just waited for the evening to strike Day 2 My sickness had really started to affect me Me and the girls who I met at… Continue reading Sabbatical Week 40
Sabbatical 39
Last week of 2023, another Christmas spent not in the USA. Frankly it turned out to be the best. Day 1 The French hostel that we stayed at was unfortunately closed for Christmas. We were forced to check out early in the morning and move to our next one. Luck was on our side, following… Continue reading Sabbatical 39
Sabbatical Week 38
I am writing this blog the day before my birthday and just like last year I was abroad in Pai, Thailand, I am sick and decided to stay alone. All Gods plan? Day 1 Took a leisure breakfast at the guesthouse before heading to town. I decided to go eat at the fish place again… Continue reading Sabbatical Week 38
Sabbatical Week 37
I thought I’d get more time post school, it turned there were just too many things kept me from finding time hence resulting in such a delay in posting updates. Day 1 Time to say goodbye to Medellin, a city in which I have officially stayed the longest outside of anywhere in NA/China. The bus… Continue reading Sabbatical Week 37
Sabbatical Week 33 – 36
I’ve been busy with my Spanish school, henced delayed the production of the blog series. Due to most of the time was spending at the school house, the content will be short hence I am condensing them all in a single blog Sunday We got a very late start (after a late coffee plus supermarket… Continue reading Sabbatical Week 33 – 36
Sabbatical Week 32
Quite a busy week before starting my Spanish class Day 1 Woke up leisurely without much planed. Unlike in America, the concept of a brunch doesn’t seem to exist in Colombia such that between 10am – 12pm becomes a food vacuum where restaurants stop serving breakfast and the lunch kitchen doesn’t start until later. Later,… Continue reading Sabbatical Week 32
Sabbatical Week 31
Day 1 Had one last happy hours with a friend of mine and started my south bound journey. First leg was 4hrs, but due to timezone change by the time I landed in ATL it’s already sunrise already. Needless to say I was extremely tired due to lack of sleep on the plane (I just… Continue reading Sabbatical Week 31
Goodbye summer & hello winter
Haven’t posted for a while due to my extended summer “break”. I put quotes since it was merely my half-ass attempt to find employment that ultimately led to gaining nothing in return. I tried to convince myself I didn’t just waste all the past 4-month doing nothing, I couldn’t. I had a few plans ranging… Continue reading Goodbye summer & hello winter
Sabbatical Summary
Finance Total Spent: Days Food&Drink Lodging Transportation Other (tickets etc) Total 215 $4,941.17 $4,512 $2,702.85 $3,518.29 $15,674.18 For an average: $72.90 a day – As you can see my priority is definitely Food&Drink Sort by country: Country AVERAGE of Food&Drink AVERAGE of Lodging AVERAGE of Transportation AVERAGE of Other (tickets etc) AVERAGE of Day Total… Continue reading Sabbatical Summary