MicahJohn

Category: Thailand

  • First Time

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    I’ve heard there’s a first time for everything. Last night was the first time a girl I’d never seen before waited for me outside a restaurant and asked me for my phone number. I declined to give it. It was just a little too weird.

  • Church (the Isaan Way)

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    I had a great experience today. I went with friends to an Isaan church a little over an hour a way. It was inspiring. It was Isaan led, it was Isaan style. The worship team used traditional Isaan instruments (many churches here use guitars, bass, etc). I was very much a fan. I want to…

  • To Laos for a Visa

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    So the last two days I made a run to Laos to change my Visa from the one that allowed me to study to the one that will allow me to teach. Everything went smoothly; God be thanked. Linguistic notes: Spoken Thai and Lao are pretty related. Listening to kids count, and doing prices around…

  • Quick Tour of My Room

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  • Random

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    So today as I was walking home from buying groceries, a lady I didn’t know stopped me and invited me into her yard. Figuring that a front yard is pretty safe, I accepted the invitation. The reason she gave me for inviting me in was she saw I was new and from out of this…