After five years working in London, I decided it was time to move back to Los Angeles, but not before taking a year off to see the world. I gave up my great job with Lehman Brothers in Administration and a fantastic flat (and roommate) I’d lived in for over three years, packed up all my belongings into some 60 cubic feet of boxes and said farewell to the wonderful friends I made in London. Before setting off for Asia, I spent seven weeks in the States including a weekend getaway in Chicago with my best friends from high school, corrective eye surgery in Philadelphia, Aud and Rob’s wedding in Bermuda, 13 days in Israel on Birthright (with a side trip to Petra) and time in quiet Oak Park with my parents and sister. Then, on July 18, 2010 at 1am, with only 13 kilograms in my 50L backpack and a small shoulder bag, I boarded a flight to Singapore. The goal of my adventure is not one of self-discovery or mending a broken heart but a journey of true desire to explore the world, experience new cultures, taste various cuisines, explore beautiful wildernesses, meet local people, and maybe learn some Spanish along the way. What lies below are my stories (or more of a daily recount of events) from the road.

Monday, October 25, 2010

In the kitchen – Thai style

Thursday, October 21, 2010
  • Cooking class – day started at the main building in Chiang Mai.  The guy who recommended the restaurant to me yesterday was in the class.  Mike is from Vancouver and it turns out he knows Rachel M from my birthright trip.  Small world.  We drove about 30 minutes outside of the city to the cooking school.
  • Introduction to Thai ingredients
  • Cooked the following:
    • Tom Yam Goong (Thai hot and sour prawn soup)
    • Tord Man Plaa (Thai style fish cakes)
    • Gaeng Kaheo Wan Gai (Green curry with chicken)
    • Phad Thai (Thai fried noodles)
    • Laap Gai (Minced chicken salad)
    • Tab Tim Grob (Water chestnuts with sugar syrup and coconut milk)
Me and Mike with our Tom Yam soup

Me with my green curry with chicken and phad thai
  • Awesome day, the chef was hilarious
  • Leg wax
  • Relax at Happy house
  • Met people from my cooking class (Mike and three others) for drink at an Irish pub.  We ended up moving to another bar because it was too crowded.  When I started falling asleep at the table I decided to walk back to my hotel.
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2 comments:

  1. mishy1285October 26, 2010 at 8:13 PM

    you look soo cute sister! love it!

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  2. mishy1285October 26, 2010 at 8:15 PM

    also...falling asleep at the table. i remember a time like that, i believe it was in Naxos at that delicious waffle place :) good memories!

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