Good morning from Thailand!

How fun is that to say? Now, if only I could get my shit together and write properly, none of this would be a problem. I like the vibe of this apartment for now. It’s working for me.

I am definitely picking up on a total vibe change. The food is better, the coffee is better, the prices are better. Took a walk around my block and figured out where everything I need is. I wanted to do yoga outside in the garden today, but it’s raining. Good thing I have enough space to do it inside this gigantic apartment if I want to.

Set up my home office today. Everything I need is there, just like home. Let the creative inspiration begin.

[sits in front of empty page for hours while crickets chirp in the background, finally shuts laptop in frustration]

Alright, we’re off to a good start!

I can’t believe I didn’t pack any extra notebooks, lol. Wow. Epic fail. I only had a stack of about 5 of them ready to go that mysteriously vanished somewhere in the move. I’ll have to find a place to buy some new ones.

I’m not inspired to write, but I am inspired to unpack and organize, which is unusual. Shall return in a bit.

Back again after unpacking. Finally, a place that feels like my own. Now all I have to do is laundry. The unglamorous part of moving abroad that no one tells you: you still have to figure out how to do your own laundry on-the-go.

Turns out I forgot to pack the bag of tide pods I bought in Hong Kong. Ugh. Yet another example of how living there destroyed my brain. I was forgetting simple, basic things all the time. Hopefully I can set that straight while I’m here.

Everything here is pretty convenient so far. The power outlets take American plugs, the delivery service is easy and convenient, and the vibes are super chill. It’s raining right now so I’m not out exploring, but I am writing, which is part of what I came here to do.

Good vibes. I can do this for awhile. Maybe I’ll stay here for a while month and just write. Hmm. Much to decide.

I still haven’t done my yoga today, so I am going to go do that.

Just taking a moment to look around and appreciate the fact that I’ve made it this far. Hong Kong was definitely not for me, but I’m grateful I went for it anyway. I learned so much from that experience. I’m proud of myself for taking that leap.

Right now I am just scrolling through job boards looking for options. I am looking at both Yoga and English teaching jobs. My degree is also in History and Languages so I can look for Humanities jobs as well. I’m just gonna be open and see what I can find.

I don’t know how the market for writing jobs is these days with AI. Personally, I think AI sucks. I like to do things like write, read, research, calculate, think, and create. I don’t want a robot to do it for me, especially when I know the results will be worse. I feel it might be better to just focus on creating my own works and find a job separate from it that gives me time to write.

Let’s just hit refresh and start all over again. Throw it all in the archive and mind through it later. Just keep swimming…