New Year’s Resolutions January 14
After several days of excessive email and internet use in Pakxe, I took a sangthaew (pickup truck converted to passenger vehicle - it literally means two rows, as there is a row of seats on each side of the truck which face each other. They are the universal means of transport to outlying areas in Laos) to Don Det today. It’s a nice little island - a typical backpacker bungalow hangout type of place. Similar idea to Vang Vieng, but not so disgusting, some how. I would have liked to been able to spend more time here, but alas, my visa is up tomorrow. Definitely a place I wouldn’t mind coming back to.
Chris posted (which he was inspired to do by laurie)some New Years observations and resolutions to his blog and I like the idea, and think I’ll follow suit.
Major things that happend in my life in 2002:
- I left the US (actually Dec 1999)
- Ankota died while I was away (our family dog of 15 someodd years)
- I learned to truely appreciate the third world, and the people who live there
- I experienced severe insomnia for the first time, and had my first panic attack
- I got my wish of seeing how other people in the world live
- I had knee surgery
- I left most of my stuff in Bangkok, in fvor of travelling really light
- I bought a bike
- I bought and sold a car and learned how to repair it along the way
- I made a huge set of friends that live all over the world
Things I want to try and do in 2003:
- Continue getting regular exercise
- Say things for their inherant value, not to prove myself and my intelligence
- Keep in touch with people I’ve met, and promptly answer the emails set to me
- get a job that I believe in, working less that 40 hours a week
- Volunteer regularly
- Get involved in technical user groups
- Apply for university
mister christopher Jan 20
a year of ups and downs, indeed. i don’t think your goals for 2003 are too much to ask, and i’m confident you’ll accomplish them all. except perhaps for that last one, university requires one to settle down a bit, doesn’t it? are you ready for that?
Scotty Feb 2
Notice I didn’t say anything about enrolling in university. Just applying:)