I write from a Vietnamese hotel room overlooking the famous Dragon Bridge that spans the Han River in the heart of Da Nang (a coastal city). My friend and assistant coach, Pi Klouy, chats in Thai in her bed as we unwind from our post-dinner excursion with the team searching for street venders selling coconuts […]
Continue readingHi all, We have a workout coming early in the morning so I won’t write much here. However, my mom came all the way to visit me and alas, I didn’t get to share my piano store with her while she was here. So I have some piano noodling for you guys. And I love […]
Continue readingHello everyone, And time just keeps a’cruisin’ on by. I cannot believe it, but I’m already thirteen weeks in on this crazy Thailand adventure and exactly one month from today, I am scheduled to board a plane that will take me back to Chicagoland. For this particular installment of the story, I’ll highlight a weeklong […]
Continue readingHello all, So I’ve been trying to post to the blog for the past three weeks but have hit a number of snags — numerous technological difficulties, a much more packed schedule, and numerous trips out of Bangkok have thwarted my attempts. That being said, me and my delinquent-blogpost-posting self apologize to the throngs of […]
Continue readingIt’s hard to believe a quarter of this adventure has been already lived and spent. In taking stock, here’s a look back at the last month: Two multiple-night trips to cities outside Bangkok (Chiang Mai and Ratchaburi). Innumerable new people with whom I’ve come into contact or with whom I’ve begun friendships – everyone from […]
Continue readingHello everyone! I am about to hit the sack. We fly for Chiang Mai, a city in the northern part of Thailand, in the morning to watch a 3-on-3 tournament. However, I have a few videos for you. June 19th: A snippet of a taxi ride through Bangkok at night June 20th: Part A […]
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Hello all 🙂 First, videos. June 11th: June 12th: June 14th: June 17th: I wish I could share all the adventures of the last two weeks with all of you, but there are so many it would take just about as much time as passed to recount them all. I can’t believe I’m already […]
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Hello from Thailand! I would greet you in Thai but I don’t know how to spell it. Here it is phonetically: “So-wa-dee-kahhh!” (Complete with hands together in front of your mouth like you’re praying and a slight head bow to be polite.) There are so many stories and pictures to share and I don’t have time […]
Continue readingHello all, I can’t write a ton now but I can share a couple videos: From June 3rd: From June 4th: From June 5th: More to come soon! -LS
Continue readingI know there are plenty of movies that incorporate someone making video logs (though my uncultured self can only come up with “Avatar” as a second example), but this title is a shout-out to my brother Chris’ affinity for the movie Martian (Matt Damon). I decided to take a couple video log entries of my […]
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