Saying Goodbye to Koh Tao
“Well I guess that’s it,” my friend Tony said with a smirk behind his eyes on my last morning in Koh Tao. I had just ordered overnight oats at one of my favorite beachfront restaurants. His infamous punch line was coming. “You’ll get on the ferry and leave Koh Tao forever and I’ll never see […]
The Night That Started It All
This is the night that started everything – my journey to becoming a freediving instructor, living in Thailand, and learning to take a leap of faith while trusting my gut. As you may have read by now (if not, more here!), my original ‘plan’ was to hit the typical backpacker route along Southeast Asia, adventuring […]
Update: I’m Leaving Koh Tao
I always thought ‘island time’ was just a phrase made up for the purpose of looking good on a fridge magnet. With six months of living abroad already in the rear-view mirror, I can confirm that yes, island time is real, and yes, the time slips away very quickly. The countdown to my departure has […]
What It’s Like to Freedive a Wreck
Quarantine has given me a lot of extra spare time, and I’ve been trying to use it to my creative advantage. A few days ago, my friend Tony and I went to check out a local wreck off the beach in Koh Tao. Obviously, we took extra precautions to be safe during this crazy time […]
My Coronavirus Easter in Thailand
Just a quick hello on this lovely Corona Easter! It’s always hard to be away from home during a holiday. Two years ago I spent Thanksgiving in Bristol, and last year I was in India! Yet, during a global pandemic, in isolation on the other side of the world, I feel extra far away from […]
TRAPPED ON AN ISLAND IN THAILAND – WITHOUT CORONAVIRUS
Being inside so much lately, I’ve had a lot of time to make some long overdue phone calls. There’s been one common reoccurring question: What is life like over in Thailand, living on your little island, during all of this chaos? The answer: surprisingly peaceful.
My Sneaky Quarantine Sunsets
At six o’clock in the evening, I realized that I had not spoken out loud the entire day. My voice didn’t make an appearance until I had to start teaching English that night. How strange, to not speak all day. That would be so hard to do on any normal given day, but now it […]
My Island Lock Down in Thailand
Part of what lured me to Koh Tao in the first place was the fact that it’s a small island that seems to exist in an undisturbed parallel to the outside world. As the island lock down begins, these same qualities could come back to either haunt me or save me. Starting April 1, and […]
What I Learned While Watching the Sun Set in Koh Tao
There are a lot of things I’ve wanted to write about recently: freediving, Thailand, living abroad, food, making a living. I’ve also been trying to find my viewpoint on all of these things, too. It’s one thing to have a thought or an idea, but another one entirely to be able to share it with […]
The Reality of Moving Abroad for the First Time
On the spur of a big night out, I decided to turn off my morning alarms. I missed my flight to Northern Thailand so that I could stay longer in Koh Tao. Little did I know that this would only be the beginning of my procrastination of returning back home to New Jersey.