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Family Over Everything

The experience of having my mother and younger sister visit me on the other side of the world.

Posted byBackpack MattAugust 23, 2015May 18, 2017Posted inBlogTags:Classroom, culture, education, family, fulbright, fulbright english teaching assistantship, learning, people, students, teacher, teaching, teaching abroad, teaching english as a foreign language, tradition, travel, writingLeave a comment on Family Over Everything

Ramadan & Laos

Learning about the holy month of Ramadan, celebrating at its conclusion, and visiting Laos with some friends.

Posted byBackpack MattJuly 31, 2015May 18, 2017Posted inBlogTags:culture, education, fulbright, fulbright english teaching assistantship, Islam, Laos, learning, malaysia, Ramadan, Religion, students, teacher, teaching, teaching abroad, teaching english as a foreign language, travel, writing1 Comment on Ramadan & Laos

Vietnam in Photos

Vietnam in Photos: A collection of pictures taken over the course of twelve days in June 2015.

Posted byBackpack MattJune 27, 2015May 18, 2017Posted inPhotosTags:culture, Da Nang, exploring, Ha Long Bay, Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh, Hoi An, Hue, photography, Photos, Saigon, travel, Vietnam1 Comment on Vietnam in Photos

Midyear Poem

I wrote and performed this poem for the other 98 teachers during our midyear meeting in Melaka, Malaysia.

Posted byBackpack MattJune 26, 2015May 18, 2017Posted inBlog, PoetryTags:culture, education, fulbright, fulbright english teaching assistantship, living abroad, malaysia, poem, Poetry, teacher, teaching, teaching abroad, travel, writingLeave a comment on Midyear Poem

Thailand

For the first of three school vacations in March I went to Thailand with some friends. Safe to say it lived up to the hype.

Posted byBackpack MattMarch 25, 2015May 18, 2017Posted inBlogTags:Bangkok, Chiang Mai, culture, exploring, Koh Kood, living abroad, teacher, teaching abroad, Thailand, travel, writing1 Comment on Thailand

Kuala Lumpur

My first week ever outside of The United States.

Posted byBackpack MattJanuary 11, 2015May 18, 2017Posted inBlogTags:culture, first impressions, fulbright, fulbright english teaching assistantship, Kuala Lumpur, malaysia, travel, writingLeave a comment on Kuala Lumpur

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