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Monthly Archives: January 2015
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It was 6 AM. I unfolded myself from beneath the mosquito net and fumbled to find the light switch across the room. Thais do not locate switches as we do in the States. The fog was thick over the rice … Continue reading
A Thai Housewarming
My host mom, Jam, slumped into the hammock the second she got home Sunday night, the one stretched out in a space between the parked truck and the dining table outside, exhausted from two days of a family event. One … Continue reading
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Tagged Banquets, Being a foreigner, Buddhist monks, house blessings, housewarming, karaoke, Peace Corps Thailand, Thai tradition, wai
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The Wait is Over
It’s down to the wire. The final good-byes are over now: lunches, dinners and two-hour coffee dates; furtive handshakes, hearty hugs and a few tears, all mine. Everyone’s asking how I’m feeling. I wish I had a better answer, but … Continue reading
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Tagged air travel, New York to Bangkok, Peace Corps, Peace Corps Thailand, to do lists
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Isn't it Rich? 