Quintessential

Day After Thanksgiving, 2002 In ancient and medieval philosophy, the term “quintessential” was used to define the fifth essence or element,…

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I’m so utterly confused right now. While my time in Jakarta is swiftly drawing to an end, I find myself…

We’ve met some truly wonderful people here. Most of them have been students, but there are others that have walked…

My contract will drawing to an end very soon, in December to be exact. When I first agreed to take…

I know someone who is about to get married, a fellow American teacher here as well, counting down her…

July 20th, 2008 Today marks the first anniversary of the day I quit my job at the railroad. I cannot…

That would be me…well, not really. My boss writes for a local magazine and included my quote and picture in…

On to simplier things though… In an attempt to simplify my life and actually take advantage of living in Jakarta,…

Something is off. Off with me, I mean. I’m not crazy or anything like that. Suddenly, though, I’m starting to…

Just some new things to write about: I took my first ojek (motorcycle taxi) last Tuesday. There’s a man, Indra,…