Where I'm going next...

[iamlindoro]

Hi all,

So I have been thinking since I got back about where I need to visit next. The China/Southeast Asia tour is looking like the right idea now. I have three sisters adopted from China and two Brothers from Vietnam, and visited China two years ago, but was utterly tied to a) The translator and B) My family. For us free-spirited backpackers, that just ain't right.

So, I figure I will dust off the ol' backpack and do it my way starting in June of next year. I am working in the IT department of a school here in Boston, and TONS of native Chinese speakers are there, so I have been paying two girls to tutor me for four hours every week in Chinese. I feel like I'm making good progress so far, and can basically express myself in writing and speech. I also start an ultra-language intensive program tomorrow all day every Saturday for a month. This is gonna rock.

So what up, T-punk? I know what to expect from China itself, but what worries does one have on their own in Asia? I think I will also hit Vietnam, and potentially somewhere more off the beaten path, like Cambodia or Burma.

Honestly, my heart is racing here, just putting these thoughts that I have only had in my head down on "paper." It's a good feeling to have again.

Robert