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“I know nothing with an certainty, but the sight of stars makes me dream.” – Vincent Van Gogh

Today’s the day! My last day in the US started with the realization – a bit like a bucket of cold water thrown on one’s head – that my alarm hadn’t gone off because my phone was rebooting. Good thing Mitch and I don’t have to be at the airport until later this afternoon.

The other issue I’ve been facing is how much stuff I have. Malaysia is a tropical country so all of my winter clothes (I live in Upstate New York so that really means most of my clothes) are staying in the US or have already been donated to Goodwill. Nevertheless, one of my suitcases is at risk of being considered freight (means over 70lbs) and therefore not allowed on the plane and the other is about half a pound shy of overweight baggage charges (means it’s just under 50lbs). Geez. I am apparently bad at minimizing.

Wish us luck! Get ready for great stories!

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Leaving on a Jet Plane

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On Thursday, Mitch and I will begin our adventure to Malaysia. Never in a million years did I think I’d be heading there, of all places. When I first learned about the job in Malaysia, I had to find the country on a map. That’s embarrassing because I teach Global History. I knew it was in Southeast Asia and I knew it was near Thailand. I didn’t know part of Malaysia shares islands with Indonesia. Now I do. And now we’re going.

Fittingly, I think, this is last post on my Journey Through 365 Photos blog. I started blogging in May 2012 as a way to cope with uncertainty and change. I kept it going because I learned that I really liked photography and I really liked writing for eyes other than my own.

Since those activities are still a lot of fun, I’m going to continue this blog in a new format. In the next day or so, I will change my blog’s title, theme, and URL. (At least, I plan to change the URL. We’ll see if it works.) Hopefully you’ll join me and Mitch on our upcoming adventures!

THANK YOU to those who have followed my 365 Photos adventure, and to those who continued to follow my regular life once that year ended. It has been a pleasure sharing my thoughts, photos, and days with you. See you on the other side of the world by way of a newly-formatted WordPress blog.

Over and out.

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Somewhere Over the Rainbow

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Our drive home from Niagara-on-the-Lake to meet my aunts and uncle was graced by a rainbow. I don’t remember the last time I saw one, to be honest, but I can never look at a rainbow without a sense of sorrow. Judaism teaches that a rainbow is G-d’s sign to humanity that He or She wants to destroy us, as during the biblical flood, but won’t because of the treaty with Noah in the book of Genesis.

I don’t know if I believe that’s true, but it’s always something I remember from my years of Jewish education. Do other religions place religious significance on rainbows? I’d love your thoughts!