Comments on: Interview with a Solo Traveler, Part I: A Life Abroad http://solofriendly.com/a-life-abroad/ All You Need to Travel is YOU Fri, 10 Feb 2012 22:58:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: SoloFriendly http://solofriendly.com/a-life-abroad/#comment-1455 SoloFriendly Mon, 05 Jul 2010 04:18:15 +0000 http://solofriendly.com/?p=3762#comment-1455 Hi, Meagan, thanks for your comment! I like your attitude about living in another country. Are you following Grrrltraveler.com? She's in South Korea teaching right now, too! Hi, Meagan, thanks for your comment! I like your attitude about living in another country. Are you following Grrrltraveler.com? She's in South Korea teaching right now, too!

]]> By: Meagan http://solofriendly.com/a-life-abroad/#comment-1446 Meagan Fri, 02 Jul 2010 10:51:52 +0000 http://solofriendly.com/?p=3762#comment-1446 Thank you so much for your blog, and for interviewing Danielle.<br>I too consider myself a global citizen as opposed to an expatriate. One of my favourite parts of travelling is getting to know the locals and really experiencing the culture, and what they experience. It's certainly a necessity for me to also have friends whose first language is English as well, as so many things are lost in translation, but nothing erks me more than people who live abroad and don't even attempt to learn the language and culture, won't try the food, don't make friends with locals, and just stick to other foreigners like glue. I often wonder what the point is in living abroad if you show no interest in your host country.<br><br>I've been living in South Korea teaching English as a second language to kindergarten and elementary school kids for the last 16 months. I have two months left to my contract and I am now in the process of planning a 6-7 month backpacking trip through 7 or 8 countries starting in Indonesia and working my way to India where I will live for a month becoming a certified Yoga Instructor. <br>I couldn't have read this article at a better time really, so thank you both for sharing so much! Thank you so much for your blog, and for interviewing Danielle.
I too consider myself a global citizen as opposed to an expatriate. One of my favourite parts of travelling is getting to know the locals and really experiencing the culture, and what they experience. It's certainly a necessity for me to also have friends whose first language is English as well, as so many things are lost in translation, but nothing erks me more than people who live abroad and don't even attempt to learn the language and culture, won't try the food, don't make friends with locals, and just stick to other foreigners like glue. I often wonder what the point is in living abroad if you show no interest in your host country.

I've been living in South Korea teaching English as a second language to kindergarten and elementary school kids for the last 16 months. I have two months left to my contract and I am now in the process of planning a 6-7 month backpacking trip through 7 or 8 countries starting in Indonesia and working my way to India where I will live for a month becoming a certified Yoga Instructor.
I couldn't have read this article at a better time really, so thank you both for sharing so much!

]]> By: SoloFriendly http://solofriendly.com/a-life-abroad/#comment-841 SoloFriendly Fri, 05 Feb 2010 23:08:10 +0000 http://solofriendly.com/?p=3762#comment-841 That was my favorite quote too. :-) That was my favorite quote too. :-)

]]> By: grrrltraveler http://solofriendly.com/a-life-abroad/#comment-835 grrrltraveler Fri, 05 Feb 2010 10:00:20 +0000 http://solofriendly.com/?p=3762#comment-835 Wonderful interview, Gray. Danielle's life choices sound very inspiring... even with the scary things she's experienced, its a very full life.<br><br>- "Always leaving a piece of myself behind when I leave and always discovering a new piece of myself when I arrive."<br><br>Beautiful sentiment. =-) Wonderful interview, Gray. Danielle's life choices sound very inspiring… even with the scary things she's experienced, its a very full life.

- “Always leaving a piece of myself behind when I leave and always discovering a new piece of myself when I arrive.”

Beautiful sentiment. =-)

]]> By: Interview with a Solo Traveler, Part II: Advice for Going Solo | SoloFriendly.com http://solofriendly.com/a-life-abroad/#comment-826 Interview with a Solo Traveler, Part II: Advice for Going Solo | SoloFriendly.com Thu, 04 Feb 2010 12:10:02 +0000 http://solofriendly.com/?p=3762#comment-826 [...] of solo traveler (me). I’m a short-term traveler, a vacation traveler if you will. Tuesday, I introduced you to my friend Danielle Johnston, a radically different type of solo traveler, and noted some scary travel episodes she has [...] [...] of solo traveler (me). I’m a short-term traveler, a vacation traveler if you will. Tuesday, I introduced you to my friend Danielle Johnston, a radically different type of solo traveler, and noted some scary travel episodes she has [...]

]]> By: SoloFriendly http://solofriendly.com/a-life-abroad/#comment-820 SoloFriendly Tue, 02 Feb 2010 22:45:03 +0000 http://solofriendly.com/?p=3762#comment-820 Me too, Steph. I'm in awe of her. Me too, Steph. I'm in awe of her.

]]> By: Stephanie http://solofriendly.com/a-life-abroad/#comment-818 Stephanie Tue, 02 Feb 2010 18:00:10 +0000 http://solofriendly.com/?p=3762#comment-818 Great interview. Danielle's experiences sound intense but enriching, I'm not sure I'd have the courage to do all those things! Great interview. Danielle's experiences sound intense but enriching, I'm not sure I'd have the courage to do all those things!

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