Asia-bound (again), commencing blogging (again) with thoughts of Myanmar on the mind (again)

Hello all! I'm blogging from Tokyo Narita Airport. I am en route to Seoul, South Korea, which will be my home for the remainder of 2007.

During the past year - my first year of graduate school - I debated whether to continue the blog at all, since I had really started it as a way to document my year-off adventures. But I guess I'm on the move again and by popular demand (er, about 3 friends), I will resume blogging regularly. Please do check in from time to time.

That said, I'm plopped in front of an airport TV, watching CNN coverage of the protests in Myanmar. When I see the coverage, I can’t help but think about my short experience there, and the people I met, their hopes for this opportunity (except, obviously, sans violence). I am hoping that it will turn out for the best. In the meantime, I encourage anyone reading out there to keep up-to-date on the situation…like, you know, only if you care about freedom and stuff. The Economist and NY Times are keeping some really nice coverage, good for both newbies and those already following the incident.

Also, shameless promotion of my past posts on Myanmar are here and here.