Just a few days ago I was packing my bags to come here. The fact that I would be spending the next 10 months of my life in Thailand hadn't really hit me. Early Thursday morning, at 5 am, I awoke to finish packing and head to the airport. Saying goodbye to my family was hard, it didn't help that my mother started crying when I hugged her goodbye. Taking the five hour flight to California was just the beginning of a long day for me. I met Leah in the airport, almost got lost, and grabbed a bite from Burger King as a farewell to American food. Then, the longest 11 hours of my life began. I was crammed in an airplane seat, couldn't sleep, and hated the airline food. It was awful, and it didn't help that there was drama between two ladies on my flight (It was so bad that one of the ladies had to talk to security after the plane landed). The plane landed, we had a two hour layover in Tokyo, and then another six hours of airtime. I was very very tired of traveling at this point. Kim, a staff at the school Leah and I are teaching at, picked us up. The moment I stepped outside the airport, a wall of humidity and heat hit me; it was the most intense heat I had ever felt in my life. God had definitely provided me with a safe journey to Thailand, but little did I know that there was so much more in store for my life...
Just a few days ago I was packing my bags to come here. The fact that I would be spending the next 10 months of my life in Thailand hadn't really hit me. Early Thursday morning, at 5 am, I awoke to finish packing and head to the airport. Saying goodbye to my family was hard, it didn't help that my mother started crying when I hugged her goodbye. Taking the five hour flight to California was just the beginning of a long day for me. I met Leah in the airport, almost got lost, and grabbed a bite from Burger King as a farewell to American food. Then, the longest 11 hours of my life began. I was crammed in an airplane seat, couldn't sleep, and hated the airline food. It was awful, and it didn't help that there was drama between two ladies on my flight (It was so bad that one of the ladies had to talk to security after the plane landed). The plane landed, we had a two hour layover in Tokyo, and then another six hours of airtime. I was very very tired of traveling at this point. Kim, a staff at the school Leah and I are teaching at, picked us up. The moment I stepped outside the airport, a wall of humidity and heat hit me; it was the most intense heat I had ever felt in my life. God had definitely provided me with a safe journey to Thailand, but little did I know that there was so much more in store for my life...
1 comment:
Erin,
The second photo of the red spiny things...is that what you called a hairy strawberry? Those are rambutans! They are good! Anyway, I'm enjoying the blog. Keep it up!
Love,
Auntie Marcia
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