MicahJohn

Category: Thailand

  • Falling

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    A few days ago, I spent a great deal of my time falling. In the afternoon I rolled down a huge hill in a huge inflated ball. It was fun until the ball started bouncing. Heads are not meant for bouncing on. Then, in the evening, as we were waiting to go in to a…

  • Traffic

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    Ubon is a smaller city than Beijing, but someone unknown to me has successfully diagrammed (what in the States would be considered) the lawlessness of the traffic here. If you haven’t experienced the reality of these diagrams, you may find this video helpful. ___________ Thanks Steve

  • School

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    I’ve now been back to school for a week (with Thursday off!). I miss my old schedule. Particularly I miss the wide open spaces for lunch (at standard lunch times). I also am not a fan of teaching first period three days a week. Fortunately, I’m tough. I will survive odd lunch times and first…

  • Back in Ubon

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    17 hours in a bus. Too tired to say more.

  • Doi Suthep

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    So today I rented a motorcycle (Honda Click) for about $5. I put about $2 worth of gas in it and set off up the nearest mountain. One of the first things I came to was a rather grand temple. The stairs alone were rather imposing. Next I arrived at the winter palace. There were…