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Indiana Jones and the Costumes of Chinatown

Indiana Jones and the Costumes of Chinatown

Posted on 15. May, 2009 by April.

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In preparation for the evening’s costume party youth outreach, our Thai friend, Natt, decided a morning trip to Chinatown was in order. Our adventure began with a 2 hour long bus ride through all kinds of traffic, to the center of Bangkok. While Natt was able to sleep, we had too much to look at to feel like sleeping! We had our first glimpses of the tall buildings and fancy temples….

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Our First Week

Our First Week

Posted on 12. May, 2009 by April.

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It’s hard to believe that we’ve already been in Bangkok for a week! Obviously a lot has been happening and we’ve had all kinds of new experiences we want to share with you. In fact, we’re always saying to each other, “We need to write a blog post about that.” But where do we begin? So rather than get too detailed about one topic at this time, I’m just going to give you a quick overview of what we’ve been up to since we arrived last Monday…

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Soi Sauce

Soi Sauce

Posted on 07. May, 2009 by April.

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We live on a street called Soi 30. Soi is a word for a small side street. There is not a lot of traffic on a soi. Which is good, because there is no sidewalk. You also can’t get many places driving down a soi. You have to go to the end of the soi where it connects to a main road. The Sois run parallel to each other, so the next soi over would be Soi 29, then 28, etc…

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First Taste of Thailand

First Taste of Thailand

Posted on 06. May, 2009 by April.

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The thin woven pad did little to camouflage the fact that we were sitting on the cement sidewalk. Noisy traffic sped by just a few feet away from where we were sitting. A gecko climbed up the wall, taking his own look at the “farang” (foreigners) struggling to sit in such a way that their [...]

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Weekend in Korea

Weekend in Korea

Posted on 02. May, 2009 by April.

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It has been so much fun to be in Korea again! The sounds, the sights, the tastes have all been a trip down memory lane. For those of you who may not know, three years ago at this time I was finishing up a year-long stint teaching English here in Korea…

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