The year 2011 began with New Year's celebrations in Seoul with my hostel mates. I soon returned to China, wrapping up my 2.5 year odyssey at the end of May. I came back to Canada in time to attend a friend's wedding, and spent a few months there job hunting and soul searching. After securing a position at Teach For India, I set off on an expedition through Southeast Asia. A couple of months later I was in Mumbai, joining the noble movement to end educational inequity.
All told I stayed overnight in 25 cities in 2011, far fewer than in 2010 or 2009. I atoned for this by reaching double digits in countries visited in a year for the first time:
All told I stayed overnight in 25 cities in 2011, far fewer than in 2010 or 2009. I atoned for this by reaching double digits in countries visited in a year for the first time:
- Bangkok, Thailand
- Beijing, China
- Daman, India
- Hanoi, Vietnam
- Hoi An, Vietnam
- Hue, Vietnam
- Kolhapur, India
- Kolkata, India
- Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
- Luang Prabang, Laos
- Mahabaleshwar, India
- Mumbai, India
- Phnom Penh, Cambodia
- Ranchi, India
- Saigon, Vietnam
- Seoul, Korea
- Siem Reap, Cambodia
- Spokane, USA
- Vancouver, Canada
- Vientiane, Laos
- Wenatchee, USA
- Wutaishan, China
- Yan'an, China
- Yinchuan, China
- Zhengzhou, China
*****
A whole new world
Don't you dare close your eyes
A hundred thousand things to see
Hold your breath - it gets better
I'm like a shooting star, I've come so far I can't go back to where I used to be
~ "A Whole New World" from Aladdin ~
