But what kind of business would I buy? It has to be something I’m passionate about, so it would have to do with technology. I have no interesting in owning a restaurant, go-go bar, massage parlor, beauty salon, or guest house.

One of my classmates in Thai school just bought an internet café. I think this would be the ideal way to start out. A small, simple business that’s easy to manage. In fact, my classmate’s business pretty much runs itself, leaving him free to pursue more intellectually stimulating opportunities.

However, while easy to run, for the amount of capital I have available, I wouldn’t be raking in mountains of baht. In fact, there’s a good chance I would have to teach, at least part-time. This might not be so bad, since it might be a way to meet Thais, which is difficult.

So, that’s what I’ve been investigating. But I haven’t made any commitments yet, and reserve the right to leave tomorrow. I pay for my apartment month-by-month, I haven’t bought a mobile phone, and I haven’t shelled out the big baht for a dodgily-obtained one year visa. I haven’t even bough a fan, something that would definitely make my life more comfortable.

But then I ask myself, where would I go? I want to be an expat, so I certainly don’t want to go back to America. I know Thailand more than any other country (which actually isn’t saying much), so if I went elsewhere, I would be back to square one. Thailand will be a good place to spend a few years. But I’m not planning to spend the rest of my life here. After all, I still have to live in China. And Japan.

But what about China, and the rest of Terry’s Trek? It looks like there’s a good chance it will be Thailand Trek for awhile. I want to learn about one place now. But, eventually, there are still places I want to go, and China tops the list. But I have a new philosophy of travel. Instead of trying to go around the world just to say I did it, and missing out on all the details, I’d rather bone up on where I’m going, learn some of the language, then spend a long time there. Since China’s so big, I’d like to spend three months traveling through it.

But, have no fears, terrystrek.com will continue to be updated. I hadn’t been posting much because I wanted to wait until I had definite news on what I was doing. But finding the perfect business is a slow task. Look for updates on the business acquisition process.