So, I saw my first deep fried cocroaches, maggots and grasshoppers the other day. I even took pictures, but I don't have my camera right now. and no, I did not try any. That would be the day. I almost vomitted on the spot. I've heard that these things exist, but hoped I would never have to see them for myself.
Another horrible thing happend: I was sitting with some friends and said, " I need to go buy some trousers." As soon as it happened, I screamed and covered my mouth and prayed that it would never happen again. I actually used the word trousers in a sentence.
I have been going to some of the local markets finding things for my apartment. You barter for everything, which is quite a challenge cosidering the language barrier, but you can usually get them down at least 100 Baht. It's quite hilarious actually. They always want to sell to the blonde girl... I get followed by merchants all the time. Don't worry.. they aren't trying to hurt me.
I went to immigration last week, trying to get a work permit. Apparently that was only one in a series of trips that must take place. I may not have a work permit for another 6 weeks... hopefully i get paid anyway.
I'm teaching piano lessons starting next week. My first student is am autistic Thai child, so it will be a challenge. The money I make doing that is going towards Thai lessons from one of our office staff. I'm determined to learn the language... as challenging as it may be.
Happy Thanksgiving to you all... I sure wish I had a long weekend too, but maybe I will find some people to have thanksgiving dinner with.
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So I have to ask, how did you end up in Thailand? Are you with anyone that you know? How long do you plan on staying?
Cousin Nicole
that's a very good question. Something just called me here. For the first couple of weeks I was staying with a friend from Toronto, but now I am on my own. My work contract is for a full year, but is quite flexible. And it's quite possible to renew. I'm not making any solid plans as of yet. How are you and the family?
It sounds like you made an excellent choice. What an amazing opportunity! We are doing well. Tyler is in the second grade now and Piage is 3 1/2. They keep us quite busy. I was very interested to see that you did a meditation retreat. I have been doing lots of reading lately about Buddhism and meditation. I am sure it was a wonderful but long 10 days!
The meditation retreat was amazing. Although ten days is a long time to go without talking - the insight you receive into yourself is worth millions. Meditation is a great tool to help with relaxation, sleeping, clearing the mind, headaches... so many different things. The retreat I did was a Buddhist based retreat, but the monk makes it accessible to people of all faiths. They have these retreats across North America as well, if you are interested. The type of meditation is called Vipassana... you could just do a google search for it and see what comes up. They aren't always for ten days either. Sometimes just a long weekend. Just if you are interested....
Hi, it's great to hear all your news. I am leaving for Vancouver tomorrow morning for a couple of weeks of visiting, shopping, etc. Take care,
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