I am very excited for our year abroad because I love traveling. I am also pretty sad, because I won’t get to see my friends for a year, and do things like play hockey and play at the beach.
But… I am going to try so many different foods! We are also learning Nepali, because we are spending most of our time in Kathmandu, Nepal, an estimated time of about 6-8 months in total. At the end of our trip, we don’t know where we’re going. Maybe China, maybe Japan, but we don’t know. (P.S: I really want to go to Japan.)
There are so many things I am excited for. I am excited for the unknown ending of our trip, because we will be going somewhere we don’t know, and we might go to Japan!!! I am really excited to go to the Bengali Sweet House, right next to where dad used to live in New Delhi, India. I really want to go to Sri Lanka, because I love swimming. Especially in warm water. I am also amazed by the Singapore airport, which has a waterfall and a rainforest inside of the building!
Asia is very different from our little hometown in Alaska, but I just wanted to jot down a few of the ways: Very hot, different cultures, lots of cities, different wildlife, diverse languages, and large populations. And those are only some ways that they differ.
Not that long ago, I got a haircut. To be exact, I got a ‘fade’ (Shown below). I got it because it is going to be really, really hot. Thanks for following along!
Great writing, Willem! I look forward to hearing more about your travels. The Bengali Sweet House sounds interesting… is it a restaurant? Or something else?
The Bengali sweet house is a place where you can find traditional Indian sweets, but also Indian foods.
Sounds really fun Will. The food is one of my favorite reasons to travel.
Love your haircut, Will! Can’t wait to hear more about your trip!
What a wonderful and meaningful trip you’re on! I’m looking forward to hearing more!
You stayed with us for a lil bit and my brother, (the one you played with the most) got a fade too! You and my bro are so alike it’s crazy. Go the W.B’s!!!!
Send me a picture of his fade!
I love that you are excited to try all the new foods! I hope you share your favorites with us! Love and miss you.
I’m so glad you are having fun and experiencing new cultures and food. I hope you’re feeling well get to visit every place you dream if visiting. I love you ❤️
Will! I hope you are enjoying trying all the new foods and finding new species to add to your list. Do you have a bucket list or animals you are hoping to see and have you seen any of them yet? Also – are you going to keep the fade? It suits you 🙂 Missing you all – can’t wait to hear more about your journey!
Great post Willem! It will be fun for you to reread these posts after your trip. You will have first hand knowledge at that point of all of these dreams you had of these places beforehand. I bet you will be surprised by how much or how different they are from your initial dreams. Thanks for taking us along on this amazing trip with you! Love, Simon