To this day it still amuses me no end that I ended up with jobs that require me to travel. For one, I have no sense of direction. Also, there's not a drop of wanderlust in me:I could stay inside the house for 2 weeks and enjoy it.
I like helping people, however, and I find such pleasure in meeting people from other cultures. After several years of lugging my suitcase through airports, I am a little more adventurous than I used to be. But only 3 of those years have been spent traveling overseas, so I'm still new at this.
That's why I still resort to some kind of self-deception to make it through several days of being away from home and speaking English from morning till night. My first language is Filipino so speaking English for many days turns me a bit claustrophobic!
I flew to Burma (Myanmar) recently and that trip compelled me to hone my survival skills again. How did I do it?
Confession time!
Here's what I did...
Rearranged hotel room: Draped the bedside table with a cream cloth (the hotel's laundry bag);placed the orchid from Thai Airways on a black ceramic ash tray (the hotel's too)- my idea of a floral arrangement. Voila! It felt a little more like home.
Celebrated with the local people: The nationals I work with did such a fine job on our joint project so we went out and had a sumptuous dinner, snapped pictures,shared some laughs.
Brought pictures of those I love: Tucked into my wallet were pictures of my hubby, my kid sister and her daughter. It seemed like they were in Burma too.
Drafted my next blog post...like what I did on January 11th. I eagerly waited for the next chance to visit an internet cafe or the next time there would be electric power in a city plagued by frequent power failures so I could publish my post. But I had to wait till I was home and had some rest. So here...
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Thank you for visiting Morning Java and for the wonderful comment.
I smiled when I read that you enjoy spending time in your home - It says a lot about a person and how comfortable they feel with self.
That's a smart idea - redecorating the hotel room to make it feel homey.
you're most welcome. thanks for visiting my blog. glad you had a happy read.
Nice tips. Love the idea of re-arranging the hotel furniture. I had to live in an extended stay hotel once for an . . . extended stay.
I brought my fish tank (small enough to carry with two fancy goldfish) my portable CD player and a wicker basket full of books.
I even brought one piece of art from my walls. Made the place feel homey.
Todd
My Writing Life
www.learnedaboutwriting.blogspot.com
hi todd. thanks for dropping by and sharing tips on what you did to enjoy your extended hotel stay...something for the wall sounds nice!
Hi Abby.Thanks for the visit.Thanks for informing me that comment section is not working,what a shame!I fixed it already.So you are in Burma.Love to see pictures of you there.And I wonder if ou can share some Burma stuff to us.LOL!Take Care sis.Your blogging friends are always with you too.Enjoy Burma dear!
Hi Abby, there's no place like home so whenever we leave our nests, our tendency is to make our new spot looks and feels like home to ease the loneliness we feel ^_^
I was also sent abroad for company training when I was still single and my officemates are giggling when they saw my abubots, they told me I brought my room with me lolz!
BTW, Happy Chinese New year!! More blessing to all of us :) I tagged you with Mel's prayer tag. It's in my recent post.
Juliet
hi aihara!you're very welcome...will be sharing about burma soon. will post some photos-not the typical tourist photos though.have a good week!
thanks for the greetings.one of these days am going to bring my ultra colorful scarf to accessorize my hotel room! pang alis ng lungkot ha ha
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