Departing soon for SE Asia

Wow, I will leave in 9 days for SE Asia. I plan on visiting 9 countries over a period of 3-5 months. This will be the biggest and most crazy trip I have ever done. Here is where I plan to go:
* Cambodia
* Vietnam
* Laos
* Thailand
* Malaysia
* Singapore
* Indonesia
* Philippines
* Taiwan


I am only taking a small carry-on backpack. It's the Osprey Porter 46. It's a really cool bag that is slightly duffel style with hidden straps that turn it into a backpack. It's quite comfortable too and it only has one way into the main compartment that locks which is very important.


I also bought some new shoes. Merrell Trail Glove. Really cool, lightweight and comfy shoes.

I hope to have some great pictures and posts up here and also on Facebook as I go along my journey so stay tuned.

Cheers.

Loren

I am terrible at keeping my blog up to date. haha.

Wow, can't believe it has been over 1 year since I wrote a post on here. Guess keeping a blog up to date is harder than I thought it would be.

A lot has happened since my last post. I spent 10 months in Japan and had an amazing time. I was sad to leave but also happy to see my friends back home. I learned a lot of Japanese and I can say I am conversational now. I hope I don't forget it since I am not using it much back in the states.

I have been back in San Francisco about 5 months now. Wow, I can't believe it. I started to go back to school. I completed a semester at City College of San Francisco and I have been working at the Apple store in downtown SF. I am already restless and wanting to travel again.

I think I will backpack in SE Asia. Maybe I will go back to Japan after that. If things go well then I will be able to do these things and reflect more on my life, love, and where I want to go from here.

I feel that finding my heart and my spirit is more important at this time. I need to heal myself, forgive myself, learn to love all the amazing things that make me who I am. Only this way will I be able to love again.

It's amazing how lost we can get sometimes and we don't even know it. Life can be a fast roaring river and if we don't pay attention we can get swept away. Sometimes this can be good and sometimes it can be bad. As long as our heart is into it then it's good but if we loose our heart then we must work hard to find it again.

I am on this journey now. The journey inward. I would like to combine this inward journey with an outward one and allow the beauty of Asia to guide me on my inward search.

Blessings to all.