I can’t speak for every American expat in Thailand, and certainly not the rest of the world, but I can tell you what it was like for us to witness a day like Memorial Day from across the Pacific. I could have had my pick of protests to attend, and, as long as I’m home before ten, I could have finished out the night by watching my pick of pre-approved TV channels. read more
Just a few of the reasons why learning Thai is a real hoot. read more
From what I can tell so far, running events in Thailand are low key, unofficial and a lot of fun. read more
As everyone knows, it’s a challenge to find an animal lover greater than I, and there are dog’s aplenty on the streets. However, on this particular day, I was very lucky to not only find a cat, but a cat that looked like my precious Nici! read more
We are now 3.5 weeks into this new life in Thailand, and I feel like we are still figuring out what our time here will be like. It still feels like the team from our church just left; they were here for two weeks working with SHE, and everyone agreed they were an amazing team and made a huge impact. We tagged along on most of their activities and already miss them so much! read more
Well, good news: not only did we arrive in Thailand safe and sound, but we survived our first day! We spent the day getting settled, going through a quick orientation and hanging out with the staff and LWC team. I’ll write more later about what we’ve seen so far, but for now here are a few things I’m loving… read more