Monday, May 08, 2006

Sometimes You Have to Venture Out for Inner Growth



I am off to the Kingdom of Thailand, probably to find treasures that I already posses, however I could not pick a more beautiful or intriguing catalyst than Thailand. Exploring the inner and outer workings of a culture I know virtually nothing about (except for what my lonely planet guidebook has directed) is something I thrive on. In the past I have found that while learning about other peoples and cultures you are often forced to assess your own. Thus this should be quite an enriching trip!

I am making it a goal to never say “no” and I am also going to try that whole Buddhist-meditation-nonattachment thing because I think the spiritual exoticism of the East is pretty phenomenal. I want to be able to evoke that type of energy from myself. Although I am not quite sure how well I will be able to awaken my spiritual expertise in Thai cooking, we’ll see. Maybe that is a whoooole other type of energy.

I will be posting pictures and small captions/updates on this site just to keep in touch. But if you are curious as to what provoked me to Travel to Thailand (or if you have been totally oblivious to my fetish for culture, travel, and adventure) you definitely have to check these books out: “The Alchemist” and “Tales of A Female Nomad”. Also, e-mailing me to update me on your life would be awesome ;)

11 Comments:

At 4:37 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

Good Luck!
-Dad

 
At 2:14 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

it was good... for you






from,
handsomeman

 
At 7:20 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

You're my favorite, charismatic personality. You'll blow those Thais away. Have a great time!!!

-Stephen

 
At 2:19 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

Have a wonderful time!! We can be abroad buddies this year!

 
At 5:48 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

Remember to wai and say "Ka" and you'll be a star.

-Joel

 
At 6:19 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

Yeah Aly!!!
Thank you, thank you, thank you for calling me and letting me know you made it to Bangkok without a hitch!! Sorry our connection was lost while you were on the train!! I can't wait to hear what Thailand makes of your smile.
Love you and miss you,
Mom

 
At 5:01 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

This is too cool - to be able to be so "close" to your travels & experiences with being so far away. I'm looking forward to reading about your journey & seeing it through pictures. Good luck on your quest!! sharon

 
At 8:29 AM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

All sounds great so far.Hope your new desitniy of life take you far. We all miss you and hope to here from you soon. Love Auntie Peggy

 
At 8:29 AM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

All sounds great so far.Hope your new desitniy of life take you far. We all miss you and hope to here from you soon. Love Auntie Peggy

 
At 9:27 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

Hi Alyse, glad you made it safely.
Greg found me a beautiful Buddist statue, let me know if you run across one I can still use one more. Ann

 
At 8:34 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

Now those are the kinda (Elephant/Tiger) photos we've all been waiting for Love ya Dad

 

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