Tag: Thailand

A Letter To My 100-Year-Old Self

Originally Published: March 10th, 2025 2026 Dear Stephanie, I hope you and Michael have lived on a cruise ship like you spoke of, then settled on a small island in Thailand to live out the rest of your days on earth. I hope you start each morning with meditation and a gentle yoga practice on…

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Living On Hydra: A Simple Life By The Sea

Originally Published: November 14th, 2024 2025 This time round of answering the recycled Daily Prompt question, I would love to live on the Greek Island of Hydra. This little paradise where cart and donkey are the main means of transportation. I can imagine living a simple, quiet life there. Just as fellow Canadian, Leonard Cohen…

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2018 International Week at American School of Doha – Parade of Flags

This is an amazing week at work!!!  Faculty, staff and students bring almost 90 countries and cultures of the world to ASD! The Parade of Flags is a highlight!!!  The feeling in the air is electric as so many people from so many countries are gathered together to celebrate community!! This is the only time…

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Phuket, Thailand – Riding Bareback on LuLu the Elephant

Moral Dilemma This was a moral dilemma. It was so, SO exciting to ride an elephant – bareback at that!!!! An experience I will never forget because it was a teenager dream Indiana Jones inspired adventure come true…. BUT…. Only if the elephants are treated ethically. Most of the Tripadvisor feedback of elephant safaris in…

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