It was the first night in humongous Ho Chi Minh. I was adrift when it hit me: The phone’s battery is losing its juice really fast. It was almost 10 p.m. I was equipped with a fresh SIM card, but no battery juice
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![Colorful mural shows how to say hello in 11 languages.](https://earthdrifter.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Hello-Feature-Image-Resized.jpg)
I’ve done it in Arabic, Lao, Japanese, Portuguese, Spanish, Thai, and Vietnamese. I gained language functionality in these foreign tongues with minimal, yet consistent, easy effort. Functional isn’t conversational. Functionality is using practical words for ordinary situations. Here we’re reminded to learn hello
![Mural that shows different coffee brewing methods.](https://earthdrifter.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Mural-Coffee-Brewing-Forms-Resized-Blog.jpg)
While Vietnam’s coffee allure may have pushed me into consuming more caffeine than ever, it also nudged me to give it up, at least for the last 19 days. I have no immediate intention on stopping this cold-turkey endeavor. Still, the abstinance could
![A menu in Spanish in Panama](https://earthdrifter.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Feature-Menu-Sabrason.jpg)
On foot in Panama City, I ordered a fruit shake from a drive through window. I was charged for, and got four huge shakes in styrofoam cups. I thought my Spanish was functional. I was on a tight budget, yet had no choice
![People and a fruit cart outside in Paksong, Laos. From the post: "Why Learning Numbers Abroad is a Great Idea"](https://earthdrifter.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/People-Fruit-Cart-Paksong-RESIZED.jpg)
When drifting in a land not one’s own, it behooves a visitor to take time to think about why learning numbers abroad is a great idea, along with the phrase: How much? Some vagabonds will disagree, as I’ve observed the majority assume that
![Dumplings for sale at a night market in Chiang Mai, Thailand. From post: Thai Sounds With Food Words: Memory Enhancement Through Imagination](https://earthdrifter.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Night-Market-Scene-in-Chiang-Mai-1.jpg)
After virtual teleportation up and across the grand globe, and finally touching down in Southeast Asia’s humongous hub of Bangkok, I was unsurprisingly bombarded with the Thai language. Bangkok is a city of around 15 million people, so there’s no shortage of eavesdropping
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The early morning Journey to Fuentes Georgina started from the Hotel Lar Antiqua beside the Parque Central. After a cool 20-minute power walk I was at La Rotonda and soon thereafter on a refurbished school bus bound for Zunil and its geothermal pools.
![Survival Spanish in seven days. A sign in Spanish and English in the lushly forested foothills of the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta mountains in Minca, Magdalena, Colombia.](https://earthdrifter.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Forest-Sign-Minca-Resized.jpg)
Imagine traveling to sultry South America, somewhere near its northernmost tip. The climate, geography, way-of-life and language are different; yet it is a tropical wonderland in the backyard of the USA’s southeast. It can be reached in under three hours from the Florida
![Implementing intentions for wellness ubiquitous, lush greenery in Minca, Magdalena, Colombia in the foothills of the surreal Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta mountains.](https://earthdrifter.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Greenery-in-Minca-Resized.jpg)
Whether in a static location, on the road, or somewhere between, if a person is implementing intentions for wellness, they are living a full, productive, passionate existence. Boredom is never a feeling. I mentioned how I would like to volunteer time on a