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The color of monks’ robes in SE Asia isn’t as significant as you’d think. The head of each monestery chooses the color. They can only pick dyes obtained from roots and tubers, pacts, bark, leaves, flowers, and fruits. Sure makes getting dressed in the morning easier!  from Instagram: http://ift.tt/2mQN9Tw

Hmm left or right? I’m busy making choices about what’s next on my adventures 🙂  from Instagram: http://ift.tt/2mbtzO3

The people of Inle Lake in Myanmar spend most of their lives on the lake. I enjoyed the brightly colored houses, although it doesn’t seem like the “traditional” way! ❤️ Houses typically contain a kitchen/eating area, a praying area, and a communal sleeping area. Since it’s so hot during the day, the shade and a…

I’m back in Chiang Mai, Thailand, working on my resume (!) and making progress on some learning opportunities in preparation for the upcoming job hunt. ? So! I’ll only be posting latergrams for a little while. 🙂 Here’s a cheerful monk at Wat Phrathat Doi Suthep at the top of the mountain, here in Chiang…

Today marks 11 months!! since I hopped on a plane from NYC to Italy. Time has flown by but I couldn’t be happier for taking this year off from “normal life”. Finally saw sunrises and sunsets in Bagan, Myanmar! ?? 1 life dream: accomplished! ? from Instagram: http://ift.tt/2lwJL18

Novices (children monks) on their first day in the monestery get ready for lunch. Our hostel tour randomly caught them at the tail end of shaving their heads! They started filing into the lunch room for their last meal of the day. I don’t think I could be a monk if you’re only allowed two…

My favorite part of Bagan is wandering down random pathways on an e-bike to find hidden temples. Yesterday, in search of a sunrise view, we climbed some super creepy stairs of an old monastery while it was still pitch black out! .  from Instagram: http://ift.tt/2lGDgEN

I’ve changed my sleep schedule in order to capture as many sunrises and sunsets as possible here in Bagan, Myanmar. ??? I’ve been hunting for the perfect temple to perch on and snap away. The “secret” temples are no longer secrets and it seems inevitable you’ll get a giant group of loud tourists just when…

One more jumping photo! ? This is me at Kakku, a site with 2,478!! stupas (the “chandelier” topped buildings in the background). Local legend says it was started by Buddhist missionaries in the 3rd century BC. There was a huge storm rumored to have a tornado last year, so many of the stupas were damaged.…