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January 2020 Inspiration

January 6, 2020 Leave a Comment

I think most of us stumble into January a little bit holiday hungover, and January feels like such a downer. It’s the beginning of a long trek of a year before we can reach the holiday season again. Or maybe that’s not how you feel? I don’t know. This is me just observing and thinking.

Or maybe, January is the month where you start out on your life-changing resolutions, but it ends a few weeks later when routine and old habits catch up, resulting in guilt.

January, the month of complicated feelings and supposed new beginnings, is a weird month for all of us.

What I’m Being Inspired By

Current Jam:

A lot of songs have been on my repeat playlist. I can’t seem to get enough of music with a bit of Latin flare or happy-sounding music with sad, sad lyrics. This is where you’ll find me.

Current Food:

Does coffee count? How about the vibes from a particular coffee shop? I absolutely LOVE Reginald’s Coffee that’s located in an old historic schoolhouse near where I grew up. It’s the most charming spot, and I hope that it stays for a long time.

Current Read:

Maybe by the time this post is published, I’ll have started reading this book by Rachel Held Evans. But it only seems appropriate to point out that this is January 2020 Inspirations, and this book is called Inspired. Coincidence? Okay, not really.

Current Obsession:

by Gabrielle Burke Art, gabrielleburkeart.com

I am obsessed with this drawing that Gabrielle Burke did of me on aerial straps. If you want to follow her on Instagram, here she is! She does all sorts of amazing work for artists, businesses, and more so check her out! Check out GabrielleBurkeArt.com!

Current Quote:

Is it okay for me to really appreciate my own writing? I’ve been exploring how feelings feel in my body, and it’s been a fun little exercise. I’d like to share more elsewhere, but I’m mostly exploring them on Instagram right now.

What’s Inspiring YOU?

Bangkok, Thailand: 3 Delicious Places to Eat

December 30, 2019 Leave a Comment

Welcome to Bangkok, Thailand, the city of knotted electrical wires and perpetual traffic jams! This big city is colorful, diverse, and delicious. When I arrived to Bangkok, I had just spent a week and a half traveling through Vietnam and Laos alone. I was tapped out.

I went to Bangkok for one reason: to take circus classes at Bangkok Aerial Space. If you’re an aerialist who is looking for a home away from home while in Asia, you need to visit Bangkok Aerial Space! They’ve got great teachers and a beautiful facility.

But, thankfully, I had made a friend on the slow boat ride from Luang Prabang, Laos, to Chiang Kong, Thailand. He traveled through Bangkok on his way home, and he made sure that I got out to explore some of the Bangkok food! So I’m sharing with you where he took me!’

Bangkok, Thailand: 3 Delicious Places to Eat

Food Sky

If you love street food but you’d like a bit of air conditioning to make your eating experience more comfortable, seek out Food Sky! This tiny hole-in-the-wall restaurant offers a menu full of amazing Thai foods, but also, it might be a little hard to read the menu since they don’t have it in English. But maybe show them a picture of this crispy pork and Chinese kale because this is what I absolutely recommend! It’s amazing!

Food Sky
1, 2454, 2454/1 New Petchaburi Rd, Bang Kapi, Huai Khwang, Bangkok 10310
064 285 7654
https://maps.app.goo.gl/F1MK5ZUgVZZ2TQrRA

Supanniga Eating Room

If you’d like a more upscale food experience, the Supanniga Eating Room is sure to please! The decor and vibe of the restaurant are decidedly western with a vein of Eastern influence. The waitstaff had no problem switching to English for my benefit. While expensive by Thai standards, it’s fairly reasonable if you’re used to the costs of the United States or Europe.

Supanniga Eating Room
160/11 55 Sukhumvit Rd, Khlong Toei Nuea, Watthana, Bangkok 10110
02 714 7508
https://maps.app.goo.gl/i6eG1ZKHBPJadMwi9

The Commons

If you’re needing something that offers western comforts, The Commons is a gorgeous shopping center with a stunning layout, plenty of food options, and shopping too. You could easily spend a few hours here just sampling all the specialty foods available. This place offered a bit of calm in the chaos of the Bangkok streets and sidewalks.

The Commons

335 ถนน สุขุมวิท Thong Lo 17 Alley, Khlong Toei Nuea, Watthana, Bangkok 10110, Thailand

Guss Damn Good

If you have a sweet tooth, this ice cream shop MUST be visited. As I have a mouth full of sweet teeth, this was one of the places that my friend knew he had to take me. My only complaint is that the serving sizes were TINY. But, the ice cream was absolutely amazing.

Dolly Churro

If you love cooked sugar, you gotta stop at Dolly Churro. They make them fancy. They make them plain. You can also get fancy with your dipping sauces. I did not regret one single bite of these amazing churros.

Bangkok, Thailand, is a city I would definitely love to return to again because I know that I didn’t even brush the surface of good to be found there. Mostly because all I wanted to do while I was there was train aerial, work, and rest. I loved traveling alone, but it takes a lot of stamina to be constantly caring for yourself (even basic necessities can feel so much harder).

But these food places are definitely recommended!!

Tiny Fiction: It’s Not Enough & Grocery Aisles

December 23, 2019 Leave a Comment

He leaned in close, trying to hear her words over the jolly holiday tunes and the yells of other conversations. A man in Christmas sweats danced while a group of women giggled at his antics. The place pulsed with cheer and beer. But, he wanted to hear her words. Her lips were moving, and he caught at the words. “I know you love me, but it’s not enough.”

He wished the bar would go silent. He wished he hadn’t heard her words. He wished he hadn’t driven them both. He wished for something so different than this.

And so had she.

***

The grocery store was crowded that day. With my paper list gripped in my hand, I did my best to walk around everyone, ignoring eye contact and muttering polite sounds to excuse myself through tight places. That’s when something in my peripheral caught my attention. I looked, eyes catching in the cocoa gaze of a small girl. She was so serious. Mouth like mine, small attached ear lobes, a statement nose like my grandfather’s. I couldn’t breathe.

She reached up her hand, and though I reached, a hand not mine took hers. I blinked, and my vision cleared, rushing tears down my cheeks. I looked to my hand that still reached, and just beyond fingertips, my grocery list fluttered to the floor.