February 18, 2014
Tessa Bradford
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The Safari Park Zoo We arrived in Kanchanaburi unsure of what to expect of our time at the Safari Park Open Zoo. We were excited to see animals but we didn’t know much about the project. At the designated meeting spot in town we met a few of the other new volunteers, had a bit…
January 12, 2014
Tessa Bradford
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Why Cambodia Deserves Our Attention I didn’t know much about Cambodia, but it was a new place to see and that’s usually a good enough reason for me to want to go somewhere. Plus, there was Angkor Wat to explore, and seeing the Wonders of the World is high on my bucket list. But Cambodia…
January 10, 2014
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Backpacking Southeast Asia For two months Nicole and I explored Southeast Asia. We went to Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Malaysia, and Singapore. We volunteered at a zoo and befriended lions, monkeys and giraffes. We helped build a sustainable living community and Buddhist monastery in the jungle. There were riverboats, beaches, bustling markets and wild animals all…
November 28, 2013
Tessa Bradford
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The Mindfulness Project We were in Khon Kaen because we had volunteered to help with the Mindfulness Project, a Buddhist monastery that was being built in the jungle along with a sustainable community to give housing to the homeless of the city. We met up with our hosts, a young German couple called Christian and…
November 15, 2013
Tessa Bradford
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Thailand and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Bus With Taiwan sadly in my rear view, I went to Northern Ireland for my friend Amy’s wedding and a brief respite from Asia. Home-cooked food and people I love like family made it a great week. From Ireland I headed back east and landed in…
October 23, 2013
Tessa Bradford
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Goodbye, Taiwan I said goodbye toTaiwan, after two amazing years. Leaving a place that means something to you is a lot like saying goodbye to a loved one. It’s never easy. But it was the right time. We become so attached to the people, the places, and the phases in our lives. Fears can plague…
August 29, 2013
Tessa Bradford
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A Roadtrip Around Taiwan I have a checklist of things to do before I leave Taiwan, because my time in this beautiful country is starting to run out. So Karlis rented a motorcycle and we woke ourselves up at 3am one morning to hit the road and travel the island. Two and a half days,…
June 11, 2013
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Important Life Lessons from Nepal Important life lessons learned in Nepal: Riding an elephant feels like riding in an enormous rocking chair. In the jungle. Bundle up when you’re going cross-country on a motorcycle. Even if it’s a warm day, as soon as the wind starts whipping you as you cruise down the road, it…
June 4, 2013
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A Little Piece of Home My mom and two younger sisters were all with me last week to see Taiwan. It was kind of amazing to have family around again for a little while. Lotus Lake One of my younger sisters, Maura, has been here since February– and while we don’t always exactly see eye…
May 13, 2013
Tessa Bradford
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Backpacking Nepal Paragliding, Motorcycles and Elephants Karlis and I went from Kathmandu to Chitwan to Pokhara– all across Nepal on the back of a zippy blue motorcycle. We saw elephants, the birthplace of Buddha, and paraglided the Himalayas all along the way.