Archive for September, 2009

Welcome Home

Sep. 22, 2009 2 Comments Posted under: Personal, Thailand

Wait, what? What do you mean “welcome home?” Sara, you’re in Thailand! I know Thailand isn’t what we would generally refer to as “home” yet. But, in order to make this thing we’re doing viable long-term, we need to feel like it is. There’s no sense in feeling like you’re constantly on the move, or [...]

Len bat mai?

Sep. 15, 2009 3 Comments Posted under: Thailand

Ahhh, the words I love the hear. Words that suggest strapping on my runners, grabbing my racket, and hurrying to the Army Camp. Words suggesting there is an intense game about to take place, and I am definitely going to be a part of it… Len bat mai? Are you ready to play some badminton? [...]

Cute Culture

Sep. 12, 2009 2 Comments Posted under: Just for Fun, Thailand

Many of you may have already noticed that Southeast Asian culture is quite different from that of the States and many other Western cultures. Every culture has its good points, its bad points, its similarities and its differences. Those things are exactly what we are trying to observe, learn, and distinguish every day that we [...]

Internet & Food

Sep. 6, 2009 2 Comments Posted under: Food, Thailand

Ok, we’ll start with just a wee bit of business.  I have a notepad with about 7 different posts on it right now, all waiting to be shared with you, but there’s a hitch in my posting process.  We don’t have internet.  Well, I do at the current moment, because I’m sitting in a cafe [...]

Monkey see, Monkey do, Monkey does the same as you Monkey see, Then takes two, Monkey always wins, not you! Monkeys here in Lopburi are unlike any other primates you’ve met, I guarantee it.  They have a certain sense of entitlement, this way of life which requires the humans in their city to serve them [...]