Hands and feet and bodies small You came to me not very tall Each day we laughed and danced and played Songs we sang and art we made. We learned to write and count and talk We learned to listen, share, and walk You shared your love and joy with me And every day we […]
And regardless, in the evening A light is thrown by the setting sun It speeds along this vast familiar And silently crosses everyone –Mason Jennings, “The Light (Part II)” My last day of work before a week long break also brought the first big day of celebration for Songkran. Songkran is the celebration […]
“Should we give into our impulses to hurt or kill any who anger us, to take whatever we want from those who are weaker, and, in general, to disregard the feelings of others? We are made imperfect and must guard against our flaws lest they destroy us.” —Eldest, Christopher Paolini Now that I’ve moved into […]
I’ve really enjoyed celebrating Easter this year, mostly because of the kids I got to celebrate with. At school, the kindergarten classes got together for an Easter celebration. Our students decorated and colored (paper) eggs, and then went outside to hung for eggs! In Thailand, it’s difficult to find white chicken eggs, so they […]
“the important thing is not to catch something. the important thing is moving.” —–kilian journet Hello friends! A few changes have happened in the last couple weeks. Most recently, I have moved apartments! I no longer have big windows which provide a view like above. However, I’m living in an apartment building […]
“Heyyyyyyyyy, just eat some kale, it’s so much fun! Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, veg out!” AND “STOP! vegetarian nation, we got the cure for chronic constipation. fiber, it’s a dope ingredient. a thing you want to make your bowels expedient” –Justin Timberlake on SNL, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YB-lNShIf5w Hello friends! Forgive the great amount of time between posts and […]
Kenda: Give me some stories, some news! John: It’s the Santa Ynez Valley, and you’re talking to me… The weeks are truly flying by! It’s difficult to believe that it’s already mid-February and I’ve been in Thailand for over four months! I love teaching kindergarten! Each day has its highs and lows, but there are […]
“The three of us had no idea where we were headed, or why, but the air had sparks in it. I felt as though I had a blind date with destiny, and someone had heard a rumor that destiny looked like Christopher Reeve.” —-Barbara Kingsolver, Bean Trees Forgive me friends, it has been two weeks since […]
“everything can be taken from a man but one thing, the last of the human freedoms–to choose one’s attitude in any given set of circumstances, to choose one’s own way” —–Viktor Frankl Greetings, queridos! My first week of school as a kindergarten teacher has come and gone, and I’m happy to […]
“as human beings, our greatness lies not so much in being able to remake the world–that is the myth of the atomic age–as in being able to remake ourselves” —-Gandhi Yay! I have a job, a scooter, and an apartment! Oh…wait? What? A visa too, huh? And a work permit? And a visa extension? Oh…ok. […]
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