Friday, June 16, 2006
I find myself adapting to life here inThailand more and more each day. I am starting to fall in love with all that is Thai, the people, the culture, the food..........mmmm the food! Here are some of the things that i love about Thailand so far.
1) the people, Thailand has definetely lived up to it's nickname as "The land of Smiles," they are contagious!! :)
2) we ride around the city in song-taos, which are pick-up trucks that have benches in the back and we can usually squeeze in 30 or so people (with a few hanging off the back)
3) the food............enough said (except for the bugs)
4) Thai people greet each other by placing their hands together under their nose and then they bow and say "Sawatee-kah," which means "Hello"
5) they take off their shoes whenever they enter a building or house....it really makes sense
6) the Thai language has five different tones, so it is kind of sing-songy, but one spelling can also mean five different words depending on what tone you use.
7) Thai teenagers and college students love to Karaoke, and I must say, I am quite the diva :)
MORE TO COME!!!!!
We had a little bit of a rocky start getting everything going here. Our Englsih groups were delayed because school was 10 days late in starting. But finally we will start our English groups on campus this Monday. Yesterday and today, we have been on campus signing up students, and we already have around 70 students sign up in just the two days, which is really exciting! Monday thru Thursday we will be on campus teaching classes, and then on Friday we will just be around campus hanging out and getting to know the students. Every Friday night we will be hosting some kind of themed party, like a movie night, where the students can come over to our apartment and hang out. Please pray that we will be able to build some good relationships, and that Gods light will shine through us. We have already built some strong friendships with students that Scott and Valerie already know, but please pray that we will be able to meet more students as well.
Brandon (my teammate from Tennessee) and I are posting more pictures on the TBC website. Go to http://www.lightmessengers.org/gallery and click on Brandon and Sarah in Thailand to see more.
1) the people, Thailand has definetely lived up to it's nickname as "The land of Smiles," they are contagious!! :)
2) we ride around the city in song-taos, which are pick-up trucks that have benches in the back and we can usually squeeze in 30 or so people (with a few hanging off the back)
3) the food............enough said (except for the bugs)
4) Thai people greet each other by placing their hands together under their nose and then they bow and say "Sawatee-kah," which means "Hello"
5) they take off their shoes whenever they enter a building or house....it really makes sense
6) the Thai language has five different tones, so it is kind of sing-songy, but one spelling can also mean five different words depending on what tone you use.
7) Thai teenagers and college students love to Karaoke, and I must say, I am quite the diva :)
MORE TO COME!!!!!
We had a little bit of a rocky start getting everything going here. Our Englsih groups were delayed because school was 10 days late in starting. But finally we will start our English groups on campus this Monday. Yesterday and today, we have been on campus signing up students, and we already have around 70 students sign up in just the two days, which is really exciting! Monday thru Thursday we will be on campus teaching classes, and then on Friday we will just be around campus hanging out and getting to know the students. Every Friday night we will be hosting some kind of themed party, like a movie night, where the students can come over to our apartment and hang out. Please pray that we will be able to build some good relationships, and that Gods light will shine through us. We have already built some strong friendships with students that Scott and Valerie already know, but please pray that we will be able to meet more students as well.
Brandon (my teammate from Tennessee) and I are posting more pictures on the TBC website. Go to http://www.lightmessengers.org/gallery and click on Brandon and Sarah in Thailand to see more.
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You are sweet. I expect you to greet me with your hands under your nose for now on. Continue to enjoy the fun
Brent
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