The sun erupted into the sky this morning in a brilliant Orange, the same color of monk robes. Wispy pink clouds surrounding it were reminiscent of lotus blossoms floating in a pool of blue. A weak breeze contributed to the morning coolness, but I could tell the cool wouldn’t last long. Rain clouds usually come from behind the mountains, but at that moment if there […]
A Room With a View
…Or an entire apartment. I have been in my new place for a month, and it feels like home. God blessed me with an eighth floor apartment with two bedrooms, two bathrooms, a kitchen and a living room. The building has a small pool and fitness center, and it’s just a few kilometers away from my favorite places to swim and run. I’m a few […]
My New HonDAAAAAA
Thanks to Armona Central Assembly of God, I am blessed to have a new motorbike! It is a Honda Wave, 125cc with fuel injection and an electric starter. What fun 🙂
Happy Mother’s Day!
I would like to wish everyone and especially the moms out there a Happy Mother’s Day! In Thailand, Mother’s Day is celebrated on the Queen’s birthday, which is August 12th. It doesn’t matter what day the 12th falls on, that is Mother’s Day. This year, it is Wednesday. Today was a holiday and most people had off from work. The same idea goes for Father’s […]
It’s not the Motorbikes that are unsafe…
… it’s the people who drive them. On a bike ride last week I wished I had my camera to take a picture of this: an unhelmeted man driving a motorbike down the road while smoking, listening to music in headphones, and texting on his cell phone. No kidding. At least he was on the correct side of traffic. We won’t talk about driving on […]
Transform Your Life! at English Camp
We had English Camp July 10-11. Due to the overwhelming popularity of the new Transformers movie, we decided to theme the camp “Transform Your Life” and talk about different things that change us, including a relationship with Jesus. Because of the university schedule and the intensity of midterms, only three students came. Two of those students, Dee and Leemer, are TLC church members. Bawn, the other student, […]
Everything’s Better With Music
I bought a washing machine and it now sits in the corner of my bathroom and cleans my clothes! I’m really blessed to have one – thanks to the ladies of the San Bernardino Section for helping me to buy it! Washing machines are slightly different here in Thailand than in America. They are smaller, for one thing, and so I have to do several […]
A Promise
I have so much to write about – ENGLISH CAMP, moving moving moving, figuring out internet service, buying a washing machine, life in general. I have been so busy with, well, English camp, moving, figuring, buying, etc., that I haven’t taken time at all to post news or pictures. So, in the next week, I will write more! 🙂 I have new adventures every day […]
This is Thailand #1
This is Thailand: You get an x-ray at the hospital on Sunday afternoon. The doctor tells you nothing is wrong. You pay and go home. On Tuesday afternoon, a nurse from the hospital calls you to see if your symptoms are improving. Would this happen in America?!
Accident – and NOT on my motorbike
This past Monday evening I was running along a small side street, and a pickup truck came around a curve too sharply. He wasn’t going toooo fast, and I thought he had plenty of time to see me. But, he didn’t move, so I thought I could run around him. (I run going opposite traffic so I can see what’s coming)… so I ran to the side of the road […]