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Author: Jim Damico

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Buddhist Center In Mongolia: My New ESL Teaching Adventure

by Jim Damico

I have an opportunity to teach English at Shedrup Ling, a Buddhist Center in Ulaanbaatar, the capital city of Mongolia. I leave in a few days.

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Headed for Halifax – Biking Across Canada from Vancouver

by Jim Damico

Our plan is start in Vancouver, and spend the summer biking across Canada to Halifax. Basically our route will follow the border between Canada and the USA.

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Project: Stealth Laptop Case

by Jim Damico

For my travels, I needed some sort of case to protect my laptop. What to do? Make my own of course. So, here are instructions for a DIY laptop case.

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Happy Thanksgiving! 2007

by Jim Damico

I am thankful for all the friends I made along the way that. The most important part for me is the connection to other people. For me, that is priceless.

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Heading home on a jet plane!

by Jim Damico

Just a quick note about flying from Italy back to the US. Home sweet home.

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Got to experience the hordes of tourists

by Jim Damico

Spent most of the day riding on top of the tour bus, jumping off when I wanted more pictures. I guess my biggest surprise was the lines to get into St Peters.

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An American tourist in a rainy Rome

by Jim Damico

Despite the rain I saw a lot including the Trevi Fountain, the Pantheon and the Navona Plaza, as well as too many churches, sculptures and fountains.

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Said Arivederci to Marta and headed to Rome

by Jim Damico

Left the quiet of Verona for the pandemonium of Rome. Didn’t do much, just check into to my hotel and veg.

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The girls show me the magic in the kitchen

by Jim Damico

At lunch I got to watch the kitchen ballet as Marta, Anatella and their mother handled the noon-time rush. Homemade pasta is prepared fresh every day.

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Verona! Romeo & Juliet were here!

by Jim Damico

Marta and I toured Verona visiting churches and seeing the old city walls. Even saw a balcony for Romeo & Juliet. And I learned more about her family restaurant

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My name is Jim and I am a PCV in Armenia. But I have also served in Thailand, Mongolia, and Nepal. I set up this website to help others. For more info about this site click here.

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