Showing posts with label Service. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Service. Show all posts

Sunday, August 21, 2011

My hearts belongs in Thailand

Day 1:
so we have been traveling for 3 days, i woke up Tuesday slept for an hour got on a plane on Wednesday at 2 am and now I'm in Phuket Thailand but its 1 am Friday morning so I'm not so sure where Thursday went but its Friday apparently.

so the first thing that welcomes me and Maddie into our wonderful room is a cockroach the size of both of my big toes put together.. then we have the most wonderful spider web that drapes across our entire bathroom, after standing naked outside our shower for 30 minutes trying to get the water somewhere between scalding and freezing i gave up and took a coldish shower.
our hotel

me and Nat driving to the school!! were so excited!! 
drove to BANTHAMTHONGLANG school and this is where my soul became accustom to living. and loving. and never leaving.

opening ceremonies, beautiful little girls did beautiful Thai dancing for us.
I'm a little overwhelmed at this point! A) because they all look like the same kid to me and B) because i cant believe I'm actually in Thailand!!

we did the cupid shuffle got a buddy, my buddy well her name was noon, how i know this well its definitely not from my Thai speaking skills, because I'm pretty sure i spent 20 minutes trying to figure out how to say Kuhn chi arai turns out, i couldn't say it, then turns out she can say "my name is noon" in English. that's embarrassing.

me and noon i am in love with her

Maddie and pra, i promise the kids don't hate us as much as they look like they do in the pictures.

Noon was attached to my hand or my waist the whole day after she warmed up to me of course she has a smile that melts your heart, we played games forever tried a whole ton of interesting foods, SOME good, ALOT not so good.


we were laughed by 12 year olds at our attempt to speak Thai... got taught Thai dancing.. were not so good. its very delicate dainty and feminine.. but beautiful. met some crazy 4 year olds. Tasmanian devils in training. its like a swarm of ... something... toddlers? yeah you walk past the door and instantly have 12 stuck to you!


the play ground before we fixed it [:

 and after my most enormous hug from noony we left to hike to the top of mount Everest Thailand version of course. 900 steps up steep jungle matter, take your shoes off. 900 steps more into a a sparkling cave !! beautiful views !! i seriously love it here its gorgeous!! it started pouring on us on the way down didn't make much difference though considering we were sweating bucket loads. i thought it was scary climbing up? fail . its nothing compared to climbing down. 

 Me Vay, and Nat
and then home .. well at least what we called home for 3 weeks. where we learned how to say poop in Thai, ate some more rice. swam in a pool. showered, did you know that even your elbows sweat in Thailand?

quote of the day, Taylor (me): " we don't skinny dip we chunky dunk"-
day one over and accomplished!

is it not the most beautiful place you have ever seen ??

Saturday, July 16, 2011

Finally Back

Finally back from the most amazing experience of my life, Thailand !



my sleep schedule is way off, but I'm most grateful for: my dishwasher, meals that don't include rice, doors, AC, my dentist, my religion, and my country .
my heart will forever reside in Thailand with my rugrats and the beauty  and love that it resonates!


Thursday, December 23, 2010

Boston


Its about time i
said something about Bos.
im pretty sure I mentioned once,
 im doing Big Brothers Big Sisters,
 I was instantly matched once in the program,
my "little" little sister her name is Boston, she is ten,
super talketive, and her favorite thing to say is. "thats odd"
we have been together for almost 4 months now.
 we just got our pictures so im posting them!
surprisingly
i never have to talk when were together..
which is a change for me,
because i talk...
ALOT
i guess i found my competition,
and she is winning[;

Friday, September 24, 2010

Traveling Finally

Every shooting star,
Every bridge i go under, 
Every 11:11 on the clock,
i wish for one thing.
to be able to accomplish all that i want to.
It covers quite a broad  number of things.
that's because I'm extremely indecisive. & i want to go too many places to wish it all in .3 seconds.
well, wishes come true. This post explained my goal and desire to travel the world, and my first opportunity just unfolded into my hands, I applied for This program, so by June 2011 i will be in Thailand !! I'm so excited i almost cried!! i feel like a little kid on Christmas, well any kid on Christmas. Time wont go by fast enough. 
I finally get my own pictures of the most adorable little kids

 beautiful places
and the most incredible life changing experiences,
I get it, for me, i don't have to want it so desperately through others, and before my time in gorgeous Thailand, i get to do 80 hours of community service, most of which i will do with my "little".
 i think i am starting to realize that as i am struggling through my life, and trying to figure out who i am, while it seems others have it so figured out, i just need to serve, to stop thinking about my self and do things for other people and then i will find who I am..
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Someday i
 Will go to Africa
 will have my own curly head kids
 will be wise and have served many
will do these things. someday.
have an exciting Friday, lots of adventures lie ahead.