First Photos



New Years Day 1/1/2012
Thi Lor Su Waterfall, Um Phang
Awesome way to kick off 2012!



1/2/12 
Motorbiking through the countryside of Um Phang

1/3/12 
Spelunking in the Ta Kho Bi Cave, Um Phang

1/4/12
Every part of a pig...on a stick

1/5/12
The front of my apartment building

1/6/12
Out having drinks with Christy

1/7/12

Evening boat cruise around Ayutthaya

1/8/12

One of the many Wats in Ayutthaya

Monday, January 9, 2012
I'm not sure what this building is, but its on the campus and looks pretty at night

Tuesday, January 10, 2012
Not every picture is a winner, but this project is forcing me to take pictures everyday. Anyway, this is the track I run on. I'm currently training for the BKK Half Marathon that's taking place in about a month.

Wednesday, January 11, 2012
It might not look like much, but this soup is amazing! Spicy coconut chicken...yum!

Thursday, January 12, 2012
Guitars in the night market near my place

Friday, January 13, 2012
Punpun and Boss - 2 of my favorite 7th graders

Saturday, January 14, 2012
Scuba diving in Koh Chang

Sunday, January 15, 2012
A breakfast of fruit, yogurt, honey and granola while looking out at Lonely Beach, Koh Chang

Monday, January 16, 2012
My very simple and basic room in BKK. The bathroom is behind me.

Tuesday, January 17, 2012
This is about all pay phone booths are good for these days...

Wednesday, January 18, 2012
Thursday, January 19, 2012
Friday, January 20, 2012
Saturday, January 21, 2012
Sunday, January 22, 2012
Monday, January 23, 2012

Tuesday, January 24, 2012
I have no idea what this game is called, but the group tries to kick the little ball into the hoop.
Wednesday, January 25, 2012
Thursday, January 26, 2012
Friday, January 27, 2012
Saturday, January 28, 2012
Sunday, January 29, 2012
Monday, January 30, 2012
Tuesday, January 31, 2012

Predictions

There are many things that could happen this year....

I know I'll be in BKK teaching till the end of Feb with the option of extending into March. Once I am done teaching at the school there are summer camps I could possibly teach at too. I am not sure if Amanda is going to come out for a visit. If she does we'll be goofing around somewhere in the country for a few weeks then I'm going to get my dive instructor certification, most likely in Koh Tao but maybe in Bali or somewhere else.

Ideally I would love to sail down to Indonesia and start working on a liveaboard, but I am flexible. I'll sail anywhere (or even take a bus or plane) till I find a job. After working for a while I would love to get to PNG to work with the tree kangaroos. However, the country is having some issues and we'll see how things are in a couple months. If I don't go to Indonesia I would be very happy going to Oz or Mozambique or both or all 3.

At the same time I really want to go back to the states and work there for the summer season. Even though living abroad is a blast it's always hard to be away from family and friends. Not to mention my car is just sitting on the street because I was originally planning on leaving the country for only 5 to 6 months. If I do go back to the states I can go somewhere to dive instruct next winter.

Then there is always the option of finding a teaching position and signing a year long contract. And who knows if I'll break my leg or somehow end up in a full body cast. I may end up picking fruit in Australia or something else I can't even imagine yet. Normally I like having a 6 month plan but I can't even say what continent I will be on four months from now. It probably will not be Antarctica or Europe.

That's it.

Story behind the Project

Since I have given in to facebook, then the blogging thing I figured I might as well try doing the 'take one picture a day for a year' project. It always sounded like fun and it will hopefully get me to be creative with the photos. I take way too many when I'm out traveling and moving around but never seem to take any of things I see everyday.

For those of you who are not familiar with this project...there is basically one rule. Rule: I have to take one photo each day. And it will end up being 366 pictures total since its a leap year. I am going to skip the part where it has to be a picture of me every day....I want people to have an opportunity to enjoy the blog.

On new years day I was sitting around at the waterfall contemplating life- the world seemed perfect. It was the best way to start a year and I am excited to see what this year has in store for me. My life has not exactly turned out how I thought it would had you had asked me 10 years ago, but I like the direction it's heading. (and that's every direction) I can try to make predictions about what will happen this year, but everything in my life is more up in the air than usual. That's also why I think its going to be fun to photo document 2012.

Right now I am teaching Biology and Health in Bangkok, Thailand. This job ends in mid-March and then who knows......