My Letter to Future Goers
Dear Future Goers, Here is a letter that sheds a bit of light on my time in Bangkok, Thailand. Biggest Lessons Learned: Where to begin? While I served in Bangkok for about 2 years, there are many things that I learned. I learned that learning a tonal language is hard. But not impossible. I learned that we sometimes take for granted the little things we grew up with. For example: space to be alone. I never valued the space and freedom to be alone before I moved to another country that is filled with people everywhere you go. I now have learned to value those small things that make a big… Read more >>
May Update!
Here is an update of what I have done during the month of May! English for Life Final Class This past Saturday, May 30th, was the last day teaching English is our community. I have had the honor of teaching these amazing students for almost 2 years. It was a bittersweet celebration. We had our last lesson, test, and ended with a huge party with pizza, KFC, and brownies! And we also took fun pictures with one of our students' selfie stick! For the past year, I have been teaching the advanced class with five students, ages 13, 16, 17 (x2), and 46. On May 23rd, I was able to take… Read more >>
March Madness!
Natalie and I had such a wonderful time celebrating our birthdays with the community this year! In Thailand, it is tradition that the birthday guy/girl has to pay for food, fun, and everything for their birthday, which is much different then our culture. But Natalie and I felt like this is a good time to shower our neighbors with yummy fun, fellowship, and a fun time to say thank you to our neighbors for everything they have done for us! We had a great time, eating Thai Suki and Thai Barbecue. Then we had a good Bible study time, spending time worshiping the Lord with our neighbors. And… Read more >>