MicahJohn

Category: Thailand

  • Stars

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    Tonight I heard the story of the 7 chicken children. It went something like this: Once upon a time a __________ (word I don’t know) came to a grandmother and a grandfather and asked for food. The grandmother and grandfather did not have much food, but greatly desired to feed the stranger. The only meat…

  • Runner

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    Today I ran with a ‘real runner’ for the first time since coming to Ubon. It was a lot of fun to run at a nice pace and talk as we ran. When I run with someone I can run faster, enjoy the run more, and feel better when it is all done, than when…

  • Helmet

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    Before today I had a motorcycle helmet that I liked a lot. It was comfortable (which is impressive given the size of my head relative to the average Thai head). It looked good. I’m pretty good about locking it up with my bike’s little helmet lock. Today was no exception. Yet when I was preparing…

  • Hydroelectric

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    Some of my students entered a competition among several English Program schools. I was their adviser. It was hard for me to limit myself to the role of adviser. I often wanted to promote myself to project leader/dictator. Holding myself back to the adviser role I believe allowed my students to learn more. It did…

  • Story Time

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    Tonight after dinner I sat and listened to about 2 hours worth of stories from the guard where I live. I learned a ton! Some of it was really sad, some of it was strange, most of it was just fun to listen to. A lot of it seems too personal to share with the…