These past few days have been a whirlwind of activities. Our fifth house-mate, Jessica, arrived from South Carolina, and will this be a great year?? YE-YES!! (think Lil' Jon when you read that). She is 24, lovely, hilarious, and a perfect fit with the rest of us. Since she just came over on the plane, we have been showing her about town...the market, the Big C, downtown, etc.
Yesterday was Danielle's 24th birthday, so a group of us after leaving school (which starts MONDAY) went bowling (I won with a score of 99 - i know, it's unbelievable), ate Mexican food at Kay's Casa Burritto (spelled like that, and she lived in Nevada for 20 years or so, married a Ferong - white person, and came back to Thailand to bless all of us with delicious food), and then went for Thai massages (more like being poked and prodded, while having your bubble violated by quick closeness...but relaxing). There was a point in the massage when she tried to bend me in half and I told her my body doesn't go like that, but we weren't really communicating effectively. She kept trying and I kept saying no, then tried it in Thai, while vigorously insisting I cannot do that, not flexible enough, and burst into a fit of laughter as two of my housemates caught the entire escapade. There was much snorting and enjoyment as the Thais finally understood what I was saying, and my masseuse stopped trying to kill me. All in all, a grand adventure!!
I can honestly say that as school nears, I am feeling more at home here. The girls and I are bonding more quickly that even I had hoped for, and each is a blessing in their own way. I know this will be a challenging year teaching seven different classes and being so far from home; however, this whole thing was God's idea and He has a purpose in each part. I remind Him of that often as money gets tight, as the language gets frustrating, when annoyingly chirpy birds, weirdly noise-making lizards (probably hoping to mate), and wild-attack-live-on-the-street dogs fight and wake me up way before my alarm goes off, and at moments of complete peace and almost blissful happiness that He chose me to come here to this most beautiful place to teach His kids and be with a new part of His family. It's amazing to me...the entire thing!
No pics this time, but the top ten list of Thailand will be next!!! Love and chocolate pocky!! (The first person to send me a picture of it will win a special prize from Thailand!!)
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Here's a link to some chocolate pocky...http://www.quickspice.com/scstore/images/pocky_100.jpg
What do I win?
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