My Second Summer in Thailand

2008-03-31T14:43:00.001-07:00

First day of school! Big first - first day of masters program, first day of school in a foreign country, first day of school with motorbike transportation... I had to take a quick trip to Burma to get my passport stamped with a new visa, and here are four friends at Wor's birthday party - Ning, Apple, Pin, and Weaw.

2008-03-31T14:39:00.000-07:00

I just realized I never posted pictures from my last month in Thailand in 2007. Here P'Opal and I are at Walking Street, and the TLC building when I left.

2007-07-21T02:43:00.000-07:00

saying goodbye at the airport

fruit carving at the hotel in Rayong

Beach time!

It may be a little small to see here, but there are two 7-11s within one block. This is typical Thailand.

2007-07-21T02:11:00.000-07:00

Bowling the night before the team left.

My student Weaw and me.

Holly was a little nervous about my driving ability.

2007-07-21T01:52:00.000-07:00

Fourth of July party at the Centre complete with hot dogs, watermelon, and...

fireworks!

One Saturday we visited the Hope House, a school and home for hill tribe children.

Last Sunday at church

2007-06-27T20:06:00.000-07:00

Here are pictures from English Camp, Dare to Be Different!!!
Group photo!

Apple, Phung, Weaw, and Namwaan enjoy s'mores, a delicacy unknown in Thailand (and England too, we found).

2007-06-27T19:58:00.000-07:00

Cleaning up from the water games with Bethany and Nathan.

Jen and Kwan. Kwan became a Christian the Wednesday after camp!!!

Some of the students and staff.

Dare to Be Different! Showing off camp bracelets.

2007-06-27T19:40:00.000-07:00

Blindfold balloon toss. This is Ajan Wat, the pastor of Seri church where we go on Sundays.

My group preparing a skit about daring to be different. You can see Ajan Wat's head, then Sophie, Namwaan, Weaw, me, Gok, and Dear.

Fun in the pond. Paul, Ning, Tong, Pump, Apple, Me, Dear, Bethany, Holly, Nathan, Stephen.

2007-06-09T08:34:00.000-07:00

Namwaan (a Christian), Belle, and Pan with a dragonfly.

Namwaan and Paew (both Christians) gave me a mini-Thai lesson on Friday night.

2007-06-09T08:30:00.000-07:00

Wor (standing), Phung, and Waew. Waew is my student. Wor works at the Centre, and both Phung and Waew will go to Camp.

My student Sai.

2007-06-09T08:15:00.000-07:00

Me, Kwan, Bethany, and Paew at dinner.

2007-06-06T21:39:00.000-07:00

Movie night in my room with the teachers from the Centre: Nathan, Holly, Bethany, me, Paul, Stephen. Nathan and Paul are finishing up six months of service at the Centre. They are from England.

Lizard on the loose at the zoo.

View of Chiang Mai from the zoo.

2007-05-28T08:47:00.000-07:00

Looking on the positive side of jet lag, you get to catch some pretty sunrises. Here is one in Bangkok.

Here is the largest reclining Buddha image in Thailand.

2007-05-28T08:30:00.000-07:00

this is the Emerald Buddha, a solid piece of jade approximately 21 inches tall.

these ladies are putting on new gold covering on this pillar.

This is the golden chedi at the Grand Palace and Wat (temple).

2007-05-28T08:23:00.001-07:00

a neat bridge over the muddy waters of the river in Bangkok

2007-04-29T14:14:00.000-07:00

Here is the team! Stephen, me, Bethany, Holly - here we are at (my last) Spring Fling at Evangel.