Country: Myanmar

Myanmar (also known as Burma) is a large, poor, volatile Southeast Asian country with a really cool flag. Unfortunately, I didn’t see much of it because I only crossed the border for an hour to fulfill a legal obligation. I will go back. Myanmar has cute, squiggly handwriting that scholars classify as ‘very circly’.

Tachileik Border Crossing

Tachileik, Myanmar – 2012 A frustrating mistake had me ending up taking a trip to Myanmar to refresh my legal status in Thailand. The experience turned out to be very positive. Who knows…maybe I even subconsciously made the horrifying mistake on purpose!

quick Myanmar visa run

A dark, rainy day. It feels like I should be comfortably nestled in a library, sitting cross-legged on the floor, immersed in a book. A day that reminds me of childhood. But I’m nowhere near a library—I’m in a mini-van…