Here’s a collection of stories from my stay in South and Southeast Asia. I initially came to Sri Lanka for work, later went on to volunteer to Thailand and India. I did a yoga teachers’ training in Bombay, and had plenty of fun in between. Once in a while, I would send an email to my friends to share bits of what was going on, and to let them know that I was alive and well.
Since most of the feedback I got was international, I eventually started writing these emails in English only. So, here they are:
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Greetings from Kandy
Hello and greetings from the Emerald Island of Asia : ) It’s time to catch up on all the emails that I should’ve sent or replied to ages ago.. Hope all is good with you guys. Since I’m not exactly an update kind of a person, here’s a short recap. I decided to have a break…
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Leaving Kandy
Hello everybody, Many things have happenend since the last message, and to cover them all would almost be enough for a short novel. Here are some of the things I can think of right now. So let’s start from the beginning.
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Cheers from Thailand
Dear all, here’s a quickie from Thailand. I’ve been here for almost a month, and leave to India tomorrow. Bangkok, omg! First few days here were mad, and in a good way. I don’t know if it’s the city itself or just the fact that I was in Sri Lanka for too long – the…
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Om sweet om
Dear all, Greetings from India and thanks for all the kind emails that I got in the meantime while I was silent. I was originally thinking that I’d send my next email once I reunite with my laptop, whenever that might be, but hey, there you go : )
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Back to where it started
Dear all, and greetings from.. Sri Lanka. After spending some more time in Maharastra, Tamilnadu, and Thailand, I’m “back” here. I arrived a few days ago, went straight down south to the beach, and I’m leaving back home in three weeks.
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Home again
Dear all, Here it is, the finale. What a story it would be without a proper ending, right? Although it’s all hardly any surprising: I’m home, and getting back to my regular life. But it’s nice to be here.