February, 2026 | Digital Nomad Blog

Pai’s terrace gave me friends, a rat gave me patience, and a water bottle taught me to let go of what I didn’t want to let go of.

Google Maps, dogs, a river and a lost trail. The 900 meters from the church turned into a jungle hike. I arrived alive.

I started writing this post 4 weeks ago. That’s when I first wrote the word Redesign. After 4 weeks, this word has two meanings.

I came to this Buddhist forest temple because I wasn’t happy here yet.

I feel more and more strongly that I must give in order to receive. The church has given clear teaching on this.

I left the temple, but it did not leave me.

As the temple series neared its end, the picture came together. I was certain: I had spent a wonderful 10 days at Wat Pa Tam Wua.

This article is full of sentences that suggest uncertainty in its wording. But I have no uncertainty at all, I really felt what was happening today!

I walk, I sit, I lie down. My body aches, my attention is scattered, but I start again. Here I am not learning to understand, but to practice.

It doesn’t have to give anything. I’ll stay like this. The frame, the silence, the cold morning are gifts in themselves.