Author: Micah

I have now purchased a ticket to the States. I will be leaving Bangkok the morning of the 29th of March. Thanks to the way time zones sit, I will be arriving that same evening in Harrisburg.

I had a glorious return to the kids area of the local park tonight. I hadn’t been there for six months. The American kids I’d gone there with had been back in the States for a while. A 26 year old white male terrorizing Thai children is, well, a terror. However, a big brother chasing…

The next two houses on the street where I now live house relatives of my new housemate. Last night I had the privilege of joining in the joyful chaos of a family dinner. I think my Isaan may improve in the next three months. As an aside, we ate broccoli and sprouts wrapped in bacon…

I’ve moved in with a friend from work. I’m looking forward to not living alone. I’m looking forward to increased Thai exposure (my friend is Thai). I’ve realized that living alone for the past two years I have forgotten some of what it means to share a space. Differerent people have different expectations about cleanliness,…

Yesterday afternoon I raced from work to join a collection of friends on their way to ผาแต้ม. The eleven of us (myself, a couple from Nagaland, another couple (he from Thailand, she from Australia), four Thai guys about my age, and two American ladies) traveled in two vehicles. On the way we stopped for some…