Author: Micah

  • Locked Gates and Brain Cookers

    Last night I went to care team again. It once again was a great time with peers. At 9:45 I realized that the gathering wasn’t wrapping up, and even if it was I wasn’t going to make it home by 10:00 if I took a bus. (The place where I am staying locks its gates…

  • Knives and Sinks

    For my readers who, like myself, are unexperienced in keeping their own house: place your drying rack so the silverware is on the side opposite the sink, or don’t put knives point up in the drying rack. Experience has now taught me that it is rather easy while reaching down into the sink to set…

  • Of Motorcycles and Mail

    I was walking on my way to eat lunch when all of a sudden I became aware that the people walking beside me were no longer beside me. They had stopped. About that same time I realized I had just been hit. I turned around to find that what had just run into me was…

  • Buses and Badminton

    Should you happen to be in Bangkok, you should know that there are buses with the same number that run different routes. Admittedly the buses look entirely different. The one was really more a van and the other a full size bus. One blue the other orange. I however had not been warned about this,…

  • Days Don’t Get Much Better

    Today was top notch. I had a productive morning that included mopping my floors, making a grocery run, and going for a walk to help get a feel for my area.  In the afternoon I went to a Thai party. I met several Thai peers, including a guy my age who is very gracious and…