II
\ntouching you i say (it being Spring
\nand night) “let us go a very little beyond
\nthe last road – there’s something to be found” <\/p>\n
and smiling you answer “everything
\nturns into something else, and slips away . . . .
\n(these leaves are Thingish with moondrool
\nand i’m ever so very little afraid”) <\/p>\n
i say
\n“along this particular road the moon if you’ll
\nnotice follows us like a big yellow dog. You
\ndon’t believe? look back. (Along the sand
\nbehind us, a big yellow dog that’s . . . . now it’s red
\na big red dog that may be owned by who
\nknows) <\/p>\n
only turn a little your. so. And
\nthere’s the moon, there is something faithful and mad”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
In Hoi’an: beauty at every turn in narrow streets; the color of the silks and the lanterns over every door in the evening; wine and cheese with Aussies; running into an old Chicago acquaintance at the bar after a year and a half without contact; late night at Mr. Chan’s<\/i>. I think Hoi’an was probably the most fun I’ve had yet. At one point, we had 5 continents represented around the table at Happy Hour.<\/p>\n
Around Ha Kiem lake, Hanoi, Vietnam: coffee and cinnamon ice cream in the afternoon; fireworks over the water on Tet; many-colored lights strung from every tree; sitting on a bench chatting at 4 in the morning. <\/i>Hanoi may be the first big city in Southeast Asia that I could imagine living in.<\/p>\n
Waking in a fairy tale on Ha Long Bay<\/i>. Not for the first time, I desperately wish I could post some photos. Ha Long Bay is the most mysterious, breathtaking, stunningly gorgeous place I’ve seen, perhaps ever. 1,969 limestone islets rise from crystal clear turquoise water, in all sizes and shapes. Caves and beaches line the waterfront. I woke on the morning of my liveaboard tour in a cabin surrounded with windows on 3 sides. What I saw when I opened my eyes made me feel like a storybook princess in a strange and beautiful land.<\/p>\n
The maddest motorbike ride, bar none<\/i>. In Chiang Mai, over mountain trails, across streams, through rocks and mud, steeply up and steeply down. If I had stopped to think about it I would have spent the entire time thinking I was about to die. But the scenery was just too gorgeous. And that guy was an amazing driver.<\/p>\n
Getting email that simply says, “Come home soon. We miss you.”<\/i> It’s good to feel loved from such a distance. Thanks, Eric.<\/p>\n
Seeing more possibility in the world and in my life than I have since I was 16 years old<\/i>. And that, my friends, wins<\/b>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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