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Daily Phuket #67: 05 August 2021 – A Sight for Sore Eyes!
After a rough day — my five online classes were the EASY part — I was starving! This was the second day that I’d skipped lunch to do data entry and my only dinner last night was some leftover noodles from the night before. I grabbed my tote-bag and high-tailed it towards the mini-mart for… Continue reading
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Daily Phuket #61: 7 July 2021 – Sandbox Approved
Ever since Phuket opened for tourism last week as Thailand’s guinea pig (AKA “Phuket Sandbox”), there have been a lot of visible signs meant to reassure the few adventurous souls who jumped through the many hoops to reach our fair island. I saw a big banner outside of Tesco-Lotus the other day stating, “Welcome Sandbox… Continue reading
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Walking Around, Moving In & Teaching While Sweating
I’ve certainly gotten a lot of exercise over the past few days. It’s been extremely hot so I’ve been sweating no matter what I’ve been doing (even laying around doing nothing). But mostly I’ve been doing things. I don’t have any lessons at my school on Wednesdays so I taught two private lessons yesterday —… Continue reading
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