David and most of the other girls in the house left this morning to work at a camp with the school they teach at. Over here. their school calendar runs from June to the end of February so David and the others have already finished teaching. Coincidentally, my sister is arriving tomorrow night […]

1. Always carry around a pouch of tissues…you never know which bathrooms will not have paper.
2. Though not my usual way, assume that all people dressed like females but looking slightly like males are actually males…ladyboys is what they call them here.
3. When shopping, bargin lots and if they don’t give it […]

This morning, instead of heading to the school to meet some folks to be taken to the Grand Palace and Koh Kret, I stayed in bed. Having woken up at 5:45, I felt terrible and simply did not think I could go and enjoy myself. This is my first sleepy Saturday in quite […]

I just finished writing a post about a terrible dream I had (keep scrolling to see) and I just felt I couldn’t leave it at that since I’ve posted so rarely about Thailand.
The days are starting to go by quickly here and it’s sad. I love it so here that I would love […]

I woke up this morning terrified. I had a dream in which David no longer seemed to care for me. It was terrifying. In my dream, we were not yet married and I was having a terrible time. I was depressed and anxious. I cried a few times towards the […]

Before I left for Thailand, several people said that they loved the country but didn’t really like Bangkok. They found it to be just a regular big city best to pass through as quick as possible. After being here over three weeks now, I feel the total opposite. This city has so […]

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It was Chinese New Year on Sunday, in case you didn’t know. Friends and I (which promptly became friend and I when we got into the crowds) went to Chinatown on Sunday night to check out the festivities. We were really excited about the idea of seeing dancing […]