ggithens

"revel in surprises"

Gabriel Githens

27 / Male

Philadelphia, USA

About ggithens

Full Member | Member since 19th Jul 06

Citizenship: USA
Website: http://new.photos.yahoo.com/g33shag/albums
Marital Status: Single
Occupation: 旅人
Hobbies:

exploring food stalls in 3rd world countries, eating delectable fruits, trading severely worn books, walking aimlessly in a random direction, hiking along a path in a very specific direction, staying awake all night on buses, writing about these infinitely intoxicating interests on my blog, teaching myself how to play guitar and most importantly enjoying the one and only life i will have.

Favourite places:

JAPAN->Toyohashi (wikipedia this paradise), Takayama, Osaka, Tokyo, Matsuyama, Nara, Kyoto, Kamikouchi

SE ASIA->Luang Phabang, Phnom Penh, Saigon, Sapa, Pai, Chiang Mai, Perhentian Islands, Aceh, Komodo & Rinca, Flores

INDIA/NEPAL->Udaipur, Bundi, Leh, McLeod Ganj (Bhagsu), Sikkim, Varanasi, Annapurna, Pokhara

EUROPE->Praha, Interlaken, Napoli, Amsterdam

OZ->Fraser Island, Kakadu Nat'l Park, Sunshine Coast, Melbourne

ENZED-> Fiordland, Catlins, Stewart Island, Opononi, Cape Reinga, Coromandel, Tongariro & Surrounds

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Latest Blog Entry

northern migration, repatriation

Posted by ggithens | 22nd February 2009

a time to reflect and reminisce
a time to search and pursue

all those years ago seem like days and months now. yet so many facets of life have evolved here, there and everywhere. relationships were certainly tested, and those that mattered still do, and those that didn't, well, never did.

what a feeling it was to be back in the motherland!!! the mixed emotions, the friendly smiles, the familial hugs and the strangers stares. disembarking in los angeles was quite a treat of cultural diversity. mandarin and spanish blaring from the speakers in the terminal, and skin colors that were nonexistent in kiwiland were abundant in LA. the commercial aspect of the states surprisingly didn't faze me. the strip malls and silly adverts seem to be ubiquitous in every urban/suburban area around the globe. in the states atleast i have the opportunity to practice some espanol while glancing at the billboards.....

large portions and a plethora of mexican cuisine were gastronomic s

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