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House Hunting in Chiang Mai
Our 12 month rental contract will expire at the end of October at our current apartment. That’s why we’ve been quite busy spending much of our time in recent weeks hunting for a house to rent. Wow, we’ve been living in Thailand for 15 months now and absolutely no regrets. Although we’ve preached about the … Continue reading
The Cost of Living in Chiang Mai for Our Family of Three
NOTE: As of October 2011, we found a house for 10k baht/mo. = ~~$315 rent per month. We will write a new post with new expenses when we have more time. Now that we’ve lived in Chiang Mai since July 2010, we feel we can share solid information about the living expenses for our family … Continue reading
Our Renewed Family Mission Statement
We’ve been in Texas since end of April for the summer. Our time here has given us time to reflect and plan for the future here at the GotPassport headquarters. Reflections: If you’ve been following our progress, from our cross country camping road trips, summer vacation in Thailand in 2009, jettison of material possessions … Continue reading
Got Passport Podcast: What Psychotherapists Do – May is Mental Health Month
In my previous post, “May is Mental Health“ Month, I wrote about several ideas that I could expound upon in later posts. Well, I have recorded podcasts for my online Psychology class, and felt this would be a good ‘starter’ podcast for anyone who’s ever thought about speaking to a psychotherapist, but was afraid to … Continue reading
What’s up Doc GotPassport? May is Mental Health Month
As a Psychologist, and an educator, I cherish any opportunity to talk about mental health and well-being. My travel blogging friends know me as a tech geek, but I’m a Psych geek at heart. I’m dedicating this post to the American Psychological Association’s efforts to raise awareness about mental health. Here’s a “blog party roundup” … Continue reading
Wake up and Smell the Corn!
We just watched the documentary, King Corn, last night, and it was another piece of the “food education” movement that we believe is essential for everyone to watch. The film makers, 2 new college grads, learned that their bodies contained corn (via analysis of strands of their hair), which they found was related to what … Continue reading