The First Leg

So here I thought that the flight to Bangkok would be shorter than the flight to or from NZ. Well, I was sadly mistaken. Why do I subject myself to these dreadful experiences? 12 hours in the same seat can’t be good for anyone! And is it just me or do airlines try to make this the most painful experience ever? Hassling Jess over 0.5kg and 2 cubic inches, horrible lineups at check-in and security, and so on.

Anyway, I’m writing this in the Tokyo Narita Airport and so far I have to say that Japan has lived up to expectation. The randomest crap in the duty free store, radical vending machines selling next to everything, strange television commercials, and a language that must confuse people that have lived here for years (Pete?) (I really want to take some pictures of random Japanese stuff to put in this entry but don’t want to look like a total gringo tourist so everyone will have to imagine what it is like. I will leave it for a later date when I return to Japan.)

5 hours left until Bangkok. Hopefully Thai Airlines lives up to it’s expectation as well…

More to come soon.

The next step

Well, I have been in Canada for a little over 6 months, and as the original plan dictated, I am moving on. For those of y0u that don't know, I will be leaving July 30th for Bangkok, Thailand. I will be teaching at ELC-Bangkok for the next 2 years.

I am very excited and nervous at the same time - the prospect of moving to a country like Thailand (slightly more foreign than New Zealand) and teaching small children is a little daunting. Jess and I have been scouring the web for information on the country and quizzing friend's that have visited.

I don't have an address yet but once I do I will post it here so you can all send me care packages.

I will put all photos up on my Flickr site and I will also put a link on the homepage of this blog.

More to come...