"Myanmar (the regime) doesn't want to have contact with Westerners. By boycotting the country, in fact we only reinforce the opinion in Myanmar that Myanmar must be kept separate from the rest of the world"
Jacques Ivanoff of the Research Institute on Contemporary Southeast Asia in Bangkok

Saturday, January 30, 2010

Off I go!

So much thought and planning goes into a trip like this that it seems ironic when the moment arrives, you sometimes second guess yourself. "What the hell am I doing! I'm going to a rural country with an oppressive government, where I don't know a soul, 7900 miles away with nothing but a small backpack."
There are second thoughts: the recognition that you're older, maybe less adventurous than 20 years ago and that you're really pushing the edge of your comfort zone this time around. The trick is getting on the plane, clicking the seatbelt and then there's no turning back. Shortly after reaching that "point of no return", if I remember correctly, is when you start remembering why you decided to go in the first place- and hopefully it's when you start having a great adventure.
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  1. angela, abi, and scottJanuary 30, 2010 at 7:20 PM

    Gary...somehow I can picture you heading off to Burma far easier than I can imagine you going to Puerto Vallarta, Monte Carlo, or the Bahamas. It's totally you, and I'm sure you'll have wonderful adventures to share because you are an astute observer of people and have a way of capturing it all with pictures and words. I'm looking forward to living it vicariously through you!

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  2. GaryJanuary 31, 2010 at 7:32 AM

    That's true Angie. Thanks for your support. See you all in March.
    Love,
    Gary

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