My first update from Kuala Lumpur (KL)–and I have bad news to share. I had trouble with my visa application to enter Japan, so I will stay in KL for now. Chaos. I am working on where to stay and what to eat day-to-day until I have plans in place for a fifth country. Equally, I will play a waiting game and a game of intention for the next week. I wait on my visa; I intend to travel to a fifth country and kick butt on the rest of my research.
I have done so much in KL, including finishing my research portion here. I will be thrilled to write more detailed updates to post tomorrow and Tuesday. For now, I thought I would share my trip to Batu caves. Batu caves is a late-19th century Hindu temple built within a cave system that is home to hundreds of macaques. The monkeys are everywhere, causing all sorts of mayhem.
When I was a child, I was obsessed with monkeys. I had about seven stuffed monkeys that had velcro arms so I could hang them on my neck as I walked around. Probably, one of my future children will inherit the monkey I kept. They are such beautiful, sneaky animals. They remind me of the world’s mischief.
Cheers,
Mackenzie
