The internet service was down here for the whole day yesterday, so there was no way to update. While it’s been fun sharing the trip with you in pictures, there’s also been a lot of very serious, deep learning – which I just didn’t have the time or mental capacity to process here. I’ll definitely… Continue reading leaving thailand
The Chiang Mai Night Safari, billed as a “Nature Theme Park,” is kind of like a zoo, with the animal spaces set up around a huge lake. So you can take a meandering walk around the lake in natural Thai landscaping and vegetation and see a variety of animals. It really is gorgeous. I believe… Continue reading chiang mai night safari
This has to be one of the most incredible experiences – ever. We visited an Elephant Camp, where the elephants put on a little show, and then you get to take a ride. At this particular camp, the elephants are famous for their paintings. They do a variety of tricks, including playing harmonicas and a… Continue reading elephant camp
Hundreds of vendors carts down both sides of major cross streets, and indoor, underground bazaars – the Chiang Mai night market is a pretty fun way to spend the evening. The more perceptive members of my family may be able to predict what they’ll be getting for Christmas this year…
They tell me it’s called Dragon Fruit. I confess I’ve never even heard of it, so I’m giving myself five points for immediately eating some. Then when I finally googled it and saw what it looks like – wow. Talk about a fruit that makes a fashion statement: hot pink with leopard-print lining. It’s crunchy… Continue reading i don’t know what it is but I ate it anyway
Okay, today was another incredible day. Turns out, just outside the city of Chiang Mai is a Tiger Park, where you can actually go into a cage with a tiger (cub, “teenager” or full grown). You may wonder why anyone would want to – and we did in fact watch people lounging with the full-grown… Continue reading Thailand – day 2
Once we got all our social networking statuses updated, we headed out to experience Chiang Mai. It’s such a beautiful city. Interesting fact I learned today: the conference is being held here because the city is centrally located by air to every missionary in the eastern 10/40 window. Here are a few pictures from our… Continue reading Thailand – day 1
If it’s Wednesday, I’m in the air headed for Thailand. A friend offered me the opportunity to attend a conference with her there, and given the “flexibility” of my schedule at present, it seemed like a great option. (And thanks to the guys who are house-sitting, and my awesome neighbors who are on “neighborhood watch”… Continue reading on a jet plane
It’s been quite awhile since my last update on life. And holy cow has God been dealing with crap in my life. It’s a crazy dichotomy of nothing new – a relentless boredom of sameness, and the sneaking suspicion that in ways only perceptible to him things are also changing and going forward. Almost two… Continue reading staying forward
It can be argued that single people have a lot more freedom than married people – freedom to focus on a career, travel, to use the remote, to spend or save discretionary income. There’s also freedom to date, which can be either a lot of fun or a royal pain in the you-know-what, depending on… Continue reading types of men
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