So, we’ve been at this language learning thing for quite a while… About a year and a half to be exact. In that time I’ve managed to tell an office full of bankers that I am gay, learn to read and write in Thai, and have been able to build some decent relationships with Thai [...]
Last week was Thailand’s Loy Krathong festival. This year marks the 3rd time we have been in Thailand during this beautiful and fun festival. Fireworks, lights, lanterns, markets, live music, food, family and friends… It’s all become a really enjoyable time for us and our Thai friends. // Video courtesy of the Tourism Authority of [...]
Operation World offers some of the best prayer guides for every nation which they update every year via the web, DVD and book format. A friend let me know of the updated Thailand page over at Operation World and thought I would share it here as well. Please have a look and join us in [...]
Anyone with a keen sense of classic rock are now nodding their heads to the beat to the Thin Lizzy classic. You’re welcome. One another note, protests once again brought downtown Bangkok to a stand-still as the Redshirt protesters came to the city celebrating the 4 year anniversary of the coup that started the most [...]
Sara and I have spent time learning about the world’s religions. We had a great class that we took while studying at Huntington University, our Alma Mater, and learned a ton. I’ve also spent quite a bit of time reading about Buddhism and religion in Asia in preparation for our coming to Thailand. We are [...]
I’ve received numerous emails, Facebook messages and Twitter replies about all that has happened here in our new, fare city of Bangkok over the past several months. We appreciate all of your concern and prayers but I assure you we are doing just fine. There is still a LOT of unknowns having to do with [...]
A few of you may remember back in Feb.- March of this year when we spent a month in Singapore for OMF‘s Orientation Course. Well, while we were there we were asked to help with some video promos for their Call to Prayer for 900 new workers to come to East Asia and serve. Well, [...]
It’s interesting how one piece of art, one simple piece of someone else’s creativity can bring back memories of what it was once like to be creative myself. I got that feeling again this week when I came across this short video of still images taken of Eyjafjallajökull volcano in Iceland. (Definitely worth clicking-through to [...]
I still remember the first time I did a double-take. Sara and I were walking through the market in Bang Saen, Thailand nearly 5 years ago now after an English class we were teaching. I saw this pretty girl walking by me who made eye contact. I did a double-take. We caught each other’s eyes [...]
I’m sure most of you have heard at least something about the political turmoil brewing in the past month or so here in Thailand. What started as a peaceful, large gathering turned violent–leaving police, protesters, army men dead and injured. It’s a sad state that Thailand finds itself in. Now more and more people are [...]
