Hello Again my Friends!Today was such an interesting, reflective and "real" day for me. Not that each day I spend out here isn't--today was just special and different from the days I've had recently. I spent my time wandering the streets of Savanakhet, in southern Laos, on my own for the first time in over three weeks. Throughout my wanderings I have only seen a handful of westerners in this crumbling French-colonial Laos border town (Thailand lies j...

Sabadii!I have been traveling through Laos for about a week now and have found myself feeling continually exhilarated by the places I see and the experiences I encounter. I know that I have said it before, but I find it very difficult to sit still long enough to put my thoughts and feelings into words (especially in email form...).Let me relate to you one amazing experience that I had the good fortune of having. The second night that I was in Laos I, along with...