What a Difference a Year Makes

Our first year of traveling has been so many things: In order of when they occurred:

painful

scary

lonely

exciting

fun

chaotic

free

exceedingly happy

and now peaceful;

my dream come true.

Now that we've lived it and I can look back on the year, I realize that it was all about growing as people, that relationships are more important than possessions and the active act appreciating what and who we have in our lives.

 

 We have learned that we can live with less than we ever dreamed and be happier than when we had more than we needed.

 



We sold most of our possessions, left Texas for places unknown. and it was exciting.

After trains, planes, automobiles and ferries we landed in Langkawi.



 ...and it was good

 

 

After a while we went to Penang and found a place to stay..

 

 Penang is Amazing

  

and beautiful...

 



We helped where we could...

 

 

 

  
Grocery shopping was a wondrous occasion, chicken feet anyone?

 

Along with some humorous sights, many humorous sights...

 

 

 a hard hat AND a cowboy hat, why haven't I thought of that?

 

we travelled

 double-decker bus to Kuala Lumpur



the luxury bus to Thailand



 



Rio and her Dad- Koh Lanta, Thailand

River and his Dad, our room Koh Lanta, Thailand

Longboat ride to Koh Mook

Love that face...

 

Exploring Southern Thailand

 

 

 

Weekends in Langkawi

 

 

 

 

 How can they go form this...

 

 

...to this so quickly?

 

Sailing

 

 

Rio went to school, River went back to the States to go to school :(

 

We got to know some amazing friends...

 

...took part in Deepavali and some other festivities...

 

the Penang butterfly farm is awesome.

cocoons

this butterfly goes from this...

to this when she opens her wings...

 

Mr Foo, my favorite masseur...

 

Our fruit guy

gotta have my daily coconut...

 

still tie dyeing...

 

Christmas at Mom and Jim's

New Year's party on the beach with friends

 

and now we're here at a good place in a great place..

:)

riding the rickshaw

 

 

 

I, of course have tons more photos, I'm learning about Picasa and will post the link soon.