So today as I was walking home from buying groceries, a lady I didn’t know stopped me and invited me into her yard. Figuring that a front yard is pretty safe, I accepted the invitation. The reason she gave me for inviting me in was she saw I was new and from out of this country and as a mother she felt the need to invite me in, adding that if her son where in another country she hopes someone would take care of him.
As the conversation progressed I began to wonder if she had a few alterior motives for inviting me in. She asked me several times if I could teach her daughter English in exchange for her daughter teaching me Thai. She also repeatedly commented on her daughters beauty.
I think maybe I need a culture lesson on ending conversations. I ended up sitting there in the front yard for three hours. During that time I met the father, the son (who is my age), and the daughter who just graduated from high school last year. I eventually said I needed to leave. At which point they asked if they could see me home. When I accepted, they drove me the block and a half to my room.
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