This is only a test (T-minus 3 days)

I figure I should verify that this whole blog thing actually works before I try it overseas.  Following in the rich Hamlin tradition of travelblogging (see the last poorly organized attempt here), I'll be documenting my latest travels here. And, following in the rich Hamlin tradition of bad travelblog humor, I've arrived at the above title. Anyway, this summer, I'll be working as a research assistant at King Mongkut's University of Technology Thonburi (KMUTT) in Bangkok, Thailand. As to exactly what I'll be researching, I have a vague idea, but I'll wait until I know more before I make any attempts to explain it here. Fortunately though, unlike on past adventures, I'll have my own laptop with me, which means:

I can post words AND PICTURES!

Now I know how you're feeling:



Yeah, I'm excited too.

I'll be leaving this coming Saturday, flying from Boston to LA to Taipei to Kuala Lumpur to Bangkok, a total of 26 hours in the air. More on that as it happens. In the meantime, please shoot me an email if you think of anything special I should mention, or just to say hello. Maybe I'll try outsourcing some of the really important decisions I run into like those old choose-your-own-adventure books ("flip to page 45 if you want Nick to eat the roasted grasshoppers, or turn to page 82 if you want him to eat the organ meats of questionable origin"). We'll see how things shape up once I get there (I don't even know if they make roasted grasshoppers, they might all be fried), but until then, stay tuned.
-Nick