Hey world,
A couple of months ago, I had the brilliant idea to use my last two
weeks of vacation from Year One at work to write my thesis. This way, I could
stop paying NYU to remain enrolled, get that fancy piece of paper to go in my
office someday, and begin focusing my efforts on repaying my massive loan from
said opportunity.
After pouring over websites and blogs, and imagining the
environment which I thought would be most conducive for two weeks of intense
reading & writing – I landed on Greece. Just think: bowls of feta and olives, royal blue water, evenings at the Parthenon...it was perfect.
…Until it went belly-up, flights between islands
increased, and any apartment I wanted to stay in was upwards of $50 clams a
night…
Back to the drawing board.
Then came this vision: me, on a bicycle, roaming temples and
doing yoga. Me, poolside with a mojito, thinking through important world issues. Me, on a balcony, reading books & articles, and typing
ferociously. Me, maximizing "vacation" and "productivity" to the absolute max.
Basically, I wanted to be Elizabeth Gilbert. And yes, this
meant returning to the OG homeland – Southeast Asia.
After a lot of deliberation of where I wanted to go
(everywhere) and where was least tempting to not do work, I decided that my
best bet was Cambodia.
Cambodia is known for Angkor Wat, and the numerous temple
complexes that live within Siam Reap’s walls. I mapped out a week here to allow
for slow exploration in the mornings, and readings / delicious food for the
rest of the day/night.
I read in a few blogs that it’s worth heading southwest to
the water too, so I booked a puddle jumper to Sihanoukville, where I’ll be near
the beach for a couple of days. From there, Kampot, which everyone swears is
THE hot new place to veg, do short trips into rice fields, pepper farms and
salt flats, swim in the river, and relax. That’s where I’ll be in the writing
zone.
And finally, I’ll be flying out of Phnom Penh, where I’ll round out my finished
(!?!?!?) thesis with a nice dinner & drinks, and perhaps a studio photo
shoot to replace walking across the stage.
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| Can you find my cities on here? |
If you were paying attention, you’ll know that I just
mentioned 4 cities. In 16 days. I’ve also referred to completing a 60-80 page
Masters Thesis, which I have done 0 pre-reading, research, or writing for. BUT I did bring 8 books, have 25 related articles downloaded and ready to go (and 4 swimsuits...because a girl needs it all).
The challenge now, is to have it all. To bake the cake,
frost the cake, and eat it too.
Who says it’s impossible? The word itself says
I’m(crazybecauseIthinkthisis)possible.
Send words my way. And well-wishes. I’ll be keeping you
updated.
xoxo,
M
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