More about Volunteering in Tana Toraja

How cute are these students at Merda’s preschool in Tana Toraja?   Here is a guest blog I wrote about volunteering in Tana Toraja for MyItchyTravelFeet.com – a travel website for baby boomers. Enjoy! Click here for more photos documenting my teacher training travels. If you would like more information about volunteering with children, teachers,…

Meet Sugus: Top Dog of Kuta Beach

This is Sugus. Sugus has an “owner” – Linda, one of the “Bosses of the Chairs” (beach chair renters) at the beach. Linda clearly loves Sugus. Every morning Sugus and Linda hop on her motorbike and travel the two or so kilometers to the beach together.  One is rarely without the other. When Sugus gets…

Crocs: An Unlikely Solution to the Asian Rainy Season Dilemma

I bought a pair I bought a pair of Crocs yesterday. The horror!!! This purchase was one of the most difficult I have ever made. You see, I can’t stand Crocs. I think they’re: ugly clunky and overall pretty darn stupid. I can’t believe how people around the world can’t get enough of these stupid…