MicahJohn

Category: Thailand

  • Shirts

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    When I first showed up here at school I tried to get an idea of what attire is and is not acceptable. A lot of teachers wear yellow polo shirts (yellow is the the color associated with Monday, which is the day the king was born on, so yellow is the king’s color, so wearing…

  • Wet, Dark, Bump

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    Friday night I was returning to my room on my motorcycle from a visit to a friend. The road was wet from rain. As I made a turn at an intersection I hit a bump. Hitting the bump I hit my breaks. Between the wet road, the turning, the bump, and the breaking, my motorcycle…

  • Duck Heads and Welding

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    I do tend to note strange (hard to find in the USA) foods I eat. I managed to forget to note that a few days ago I ate duck heads. There really is not much meat on a duck head. Also I would like to here protest against the welding done on the streets and…

  • At School

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    Things went well today. Certainly still learning, but I didn’t have any large minutes of feeling I had seriously blundered. God is good.

  • Fish

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    Yesterday one of the people here where I live took me to his village to spend a day with his family and friends. The first thirty minutes or so were a little awkward, but after that I had a great time. We sat around chatting (and eating) for about an hour and a half while…