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I’m continuing to discover that it’s the little things that matter most.

Currently, these include:

Having a third of my students come up to me to hug me as I leave class for the day.
Eating out by myself and successfully ordering food completely in Thai.
Working one on one with a student and seeing his concentration as he really tries to take something away from the lesson.
Getting a ride home from work from a group of Thai teachers–just because they can.
Getting a ride to work from a student’s parent on the back of his motorbike–again, just because he can.
Waking up early enough to see the sunrise.
High fives in class, all day, every day.
Fresh fruits and vegetables.
Popsicles at lunch break.
Watching the sunset.
Being here. Right now.

Continue reading “The Little Things: A List”

I’ve been thinking a lot the last few days.

Processing everything that has happened in the last two weeks.

Trying to understand everything that has happened from the good, the not so good (and yes, there has been some of that), and the just plain stressful (and perhaps there has been a bit too much of that).

I’ve been thinking a lot, as I do…and I’ve come to this perhaps profound(?) realization:

I am not in Thailand.

……………….

Okay, yes, physically, if you pin point my location on a map, I am currently located in Northern Thailand in the city of Chiang Mai. Currently, you will find me writing up this blog post at the most Western ass coffee shop possibly in the whole city, if not the whole province (it’s almost obnoxiously cutesy and hipster, grossly overpriced, an expats haven…and man does it feel like home).

So, yes, I am in Thailand.

But you know, just because you are physically somewhere doesn’t mean a whole lot. I think Continue reading “Contemplations on My Place in Thailand Thus Far”

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