I'm still here, in Thailand. It got better, my last essay was an A.
But I've had health issues, which in turn sparked a mid-life crisis. It's all a bit overwhelming, as I have a trip to the UK for the exam booked, I have to finish both courses by mid-May. The cheap hotel in UK I usually stay in has been taken over by a chain. I have no place now, and I need/am thinking of accessing health services... and don't know how. I mean, if it was a long illness (hopefully it isn't), I can't afford to live there, where would I go? It's things like this getting me down. Usually I don't mind being a homeless wanderer, but then I had these health issues and it all seemed a bit shaky.
But I'm still here. I'm leaving to the border with Burma tomorrow to renew my Thai visa. Then I'll be back to see if it's possible or best to renew my full passport in Thailand. Then I shall try and go away for my birthday on the 6th. Then hopefully I can focus my mind enough to at least finish both courses (my niece forgot to post an essay until the last minute so I don't know if it was accepted or not), then I just start the long trip south to the airport in KL and very sketchy plans as to where to go or how this will work out. If I get through it all, there's definitely a life-review and changes coming!
I think I learned recently, that, ... cherished solitude and simplicity become isolation and lonliness when things get harder.
