Many (many many) signs in Thailand have English translations, but sometimes the translator misses the mark a little. Some grammar just makes me laugh, some are outright nonsense, and some are ridiculously mistranslated so the sign means an entirely different thing. The elevators in my building have English directions for which buttons to push. Nothing too far flung here, but enough for a chuckle or […]
Transform Your Life! at English Camp
We had English Camp July 10-11. Due to the overwhelming popularity of the new Transformers movie, we decided to theme the camp “Transform Your Life” and talk about different things that change us, including a relationship with Jesus. Because of the university schedule and the intensity of midterms, only three students came. Two of those students, Dee and Leemer, are TLC church members. Bawn, the other student, […]
Everything’s Better With Music
I bought a washing machine and it now sits in the corner of my bathroom and cleans my clothes! I’m really blessed to have one – thanks to the ladies of the San Bernardino Section for helping me to buy it! Washing machines are slightly different here in Thailand than in America. They are smaller, for one thing, and so I have to do several […]
A Promise
I have so much to write about – ENGLISH CAMP, moving moving moving, figuring out internet service, buying a washing machine, life in general. I have been so busy with, well, English camp, moving, figuring, buying, etc., that I haven’t taken time at all to post news or pictures. So, in the next week, I will write more! 🙂 I have new adventures every day […]
This is Thailand #1
This is Thailand: You get an x-ray at the hospital on Sunday afternoon. The doctor tells you nothing is wrong. You pay and go home. On Tuesday afternoon, a nurse from the hospital calls you to see if your symptoms are improving. Would this happen in America?!
Accident – and NOT on my motorbike
This past Monday evening I was running along a small side street, and a pickup truck came around a curve too sharply. He wasn’t going toooo fast, and I thought he had plenty of time to see me. But, he didn’t move, so I thought I could run around him. (I run going opposite traffic so I can see what’s coming)… so I ran to the side of the road […]
The Ride
The whirring and spinning of wheels and the clicking and popping of gears are the only sounds heard as we zip along the smooth asphalt winding through the trees. I am on a bike ride with Mark, Prin, Troy, and Nathaniel. We don’t talk much as we draft single file, and I am left to my thoughts. To the right, a manmade meandering path curves […]
CoffEEEEE Shop!
That’s “coffee” in a Thai accent! Here are some pictures of the coffee shop at TLC. The first is Apple enjoying some cookies as Pong and David work. The second is a few months ago, before the menu boards were up. And students enjoy the coffee shop on a Friday night!
Classic Blunder and a lesson: SPIT DOWN.
The other day I was driving my motorbike with Andrew, the Evangel team leader, on the back. My visor and his visor were up because we were talking, and it’s hard to hear someone when the helment visors are down. Now, I have done this many times in Thailand, and I often ride with my visor up at night, unless it’s too windy or there’s […]
Ha-Sip-Jet (57)
Thai Lesson #1 – The way to say “57” in Thai is “ha-sip-jet”. Why is 57 important? BECAUSE THAT’S HOW MANY STUDENTS WE HAVE!!!!!!!!!!!!! Wow. Wow wow wow. I’m so excited. (um, I bet you couldn’t tell, huh?) Please pray that these students will want to return for more classes once this course is over. Here is KC and his advanced class Here are students […]