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2020: The Future is Bright (Especially Now That I`m Teaching Them)

SPOILER ALERT:
The title is a bit of a giveaway...so I`m a teacher now! A bit of filling in on the past six weeks or so and how I`ve ended up here.

obviously im cultured, you dont know a country until you`ve tried their beer... and fell asleep with it....

Thailand December 

Thailand saw me spending a few days by myself on Koh Mak, an island just off the central west coast of Thailand. In 2018 I visited the neighbouring island of Koh Change (Elephant Island) and this time I wanted to style down to an island I could walk around, and happily camp on.

Here`s a little picture of my set up. I found a little space slightly off the path:
A few days, a few books, some swimming, sunbathing, bike rides.

I had been given the warning of snakes on the island, which I ignored...until someone mentions that a 10ft python had been found very recently...so that night I went to sleep expecting a full on Harry Potter Basilisk attack...when my real fear should`ve been the positioning of my hammock under two palm trees and the whole coconuts-kill-more-people-a-year-than-sharks...

Sri Lanka December 

After promising to visit my two friends from my cruise ship days, over two years later I finally made it! I ended up staying with my friend Stephan and his Mum just outside of Colombo. Sri Lanka saw me filling my body full of samosas, kotthu roti, curry and other short eats. I think it`s fair to say that the food was incredible!

The country is beautiful and the people are so friendly...some are maybe a little bit too friendly. Getting dryhumped on a rush hour train in the 35° heat aint my idea of a good time, and as for the butt grabbing? My sharp tongue was enough to put an end to that. After a month in SL I had a great time, but it didn`t have my heart like Cambodia does...so back I came.

Cambodia (again)January 

Good timing with flights saw a catch up with my friend Alliey from Tenerife at a Mitchlin star restaurant in Bangkok (that cost about a quid for a meal!). Then plans to return to Koh Rong have been temporarily put on hold as I take to the classroom to teach some English. 

Happy new year anyone who still reads this! Big plans for 2020 involving two wheels and over 10,000km so this should be getting more regular updates and a bit more exciting soon. 

Oh, btw, I went to Budapest, and Vienna (and other photos)

Greetings from Graz

Broken Bone Becca here with the latest update from across Europe.

After 7 Days of inhaling the smell of old lady shit and methane, laying in bed and trying to avoid eyecontact out of fear of being coaxed into conversation.

I'M FINALLY FREEEEEE

enjoying another great
night of sleep in E237

I had my operation, and obviously it all went to plan. I roll into theartre and Dr Jana says I'm on local aesthetic. This means some injections in my spin. Now- I don't make this public knowledge but I HATE INJECTIONS, so the thought of having some in my SPINE wasn't too appealing but hey- do what you gotta do. So I think they've done them, and I'm like PHEW WASNT SO BAD! GLAD THATS OVER! Nope. It was just the pen showing where they needed to do them. D'oh. 

Dr Jana then asks if I want any music whilst I'm having my operation, and what I want. I said hey- play anything. I just don't like country music. So what does she put on? Dixie Chicks. What a joker! But I ever had my very own pee bag, more people peeking at my privates than I'm used to. People putting suctions on my chest then causally forgetting to cover up the puppies after. Hello fixed leg, the only price? Dignity. 

But the leg hasn't been too painful for the most part. Not as painful as having a rag-and-bowl wash, getting round to giving the grand canyon a wipe and the attractive, young, tattoo's nurse walks in and you make eyecontact mid-butt wipe. Dignity. 

So since Wednesday I've been back to Fort Dennis. I don't have to ask when I want to pee, I can est nice food again! I don't have to suffer through German Big Bang Theory, we can watch Eurovision at our own free will. We've been to the cinema (WITH A HUGE POPCORN) to see Detective Pikachu, soaked up a rare bit of sun, eaten lunch with some Camels. Freedom never tasted so good. 

my chauffeur 

HTMS Chang

After getting my Advanced Scuba License earlier in the year, I had yet to use to... until now! 

3 hours spent underwater, hitting 29m below the surface exploring the reefs and HTMS Chang (a decommissioned WWII Navy Vessel). 

The Temples of Angkorwat