Can anyone really prepare for moving to
a foreign land? Google Earth make it just a tiny bit easier and I
was delighted when we recognized a street or shop.
There is a children's book from 1961
called “The Country Mouse And The City Mouse”. I know now that I
am the Country Mouse while Vince is the City Mouse. I realized he is
more comfortable with city life than I and he has literally taken me
by the hand and guided me though physical and emotional obstacles on
more than one occasion.
I do love how excited I become when I
see something that is completely new to me or when I taste a food I
never knew existed and then a friend tells me it is an ancient dish
that people still prepare with love.....Wow, Just WOW.
Chiang Mai has made me laugh and cry.
I have been elated and scared, I have been awed and humbled and have
been pissed off and happy. More times than I can count I have been
confused and I sometimes experienced all of those emotions in
one day!
But that is what being alive is all
about and I wouldn't change a thing because I am still growing and
learning about myself and this wonderful world that surrounds me.
Thank you Chiang Mai, but I need to
listen to the ocean waves now.
Coffee Beans
Cooking eggs in a hot springs
Vince being kissed by a Lady Boy for his birthday
A cute clean songtheaw
Ms. Eden with her pink monkey
On our balcony with our friend Goi the day before she moved to America
Street sewing is done with treadle machines and they are everywhere
Our friends Sengthong and Sam at Panviman Resort for dinner
Our friend Chissy on our way to spend the day with elephants!
Dancing with my handsome Mr. Hat at Melt Away Bakery. I missed his cue!
Traditional Hill Tribe clothing
Foot massages are everywhere
Our co-worker Karyn from the University came for a visit
Just after our fabulous hair cuts at New York New York
At the Karen Hill Tribe village
This man was mesmerized by what Mr. Hat was doing
This woman had a tiny table in front of a shop. She was selling face scrub and it was wonderful!
So I decided to be goofy
And got swept away into the deeper water
Chissy had a good waterproof cover for her phone
I tried to dunk Vince, but forgot he was standing on the bottom!
We were connecting and she touched my soul
Our friend Goi at a Thai Barbecue restaurant
It was a Chai Tea Smoothie!
Look! It's a heart shaped cloud!
Caught by a stick creature
Our new family, Chissy, Celine and Cheryl and silly Vince! We will be visiting them in the Philippines.
Vince's new pal, Paopao.
Whatever you can think up that Sun might have done wrong, you are probably correct.
Standing under the most massive leaves I have ever seen with Sengthong.
Sun's new friend the African Land Snail
Sculpture at the White Temple. I love this old woman because she is quirky and full of bling!
First hair cut at New York New York
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Oh Yea! This is a Lady Boy.
Chissy and I dancing at our Loy Krathong Party
Tuk Tuk's are my favorite form of transportation
Our friends Jay and Sacha and Chris and Angela. This was last year, but I remember it fondly!
Karen Hill Tribe Village
Our friend Sam at our Loy Krathong party!
Our boat driver at Red Lotus Lake.........What stories he could tell!
Northern Village Shops selling traditional hand made items
Our farewell and birthday dinner at Sengthong and Sam's condo
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Our Christmas Eve Dinner with Chissy
He was checking out the hamster
Dinner with Cheryl, Chissy and Celine at the best Vietnamese Restaurant in a very old Thai house.
Sam surprised me with a lovely gift of a hand made hill tribe traditional skirt.
At the Thai Burma border. I wanted a wind chime that had pieces of jade on the strings, but $10 was out of the question and he wouldn't bargain.
Tea Plantation
Sengthong, Sam, Vince and I at our hotel lobby. The furniture was gorgeous rattan!
Roadside stands selling whatever is in season
This coffee was so delicious and reminded us of our old haunt in Eugene. We miss Vector's!
At the Thai Burma border market. She is selling boiled peanuts.
Sam and Sengthong's condo for dinner!
Yes, he is my angel!
Sam making Som Tam...Papaya Salad!
Sun Wukong was happy about the inside of this songtheaw!
Karen Hill Tribe women preparing lunch
View of Chiang Mai
Cooking eggs in a hot springs
Ms. Eden with her pink monkey
On our balcony with our friend Goi the day before she moved to America
Central Festival Shopping Mall is our favorite
Foot massages are everywhere
Hi! Just before I slipped.
It was a Chai Tea Smoothie!
Real Mini Cooper from the 1960's. Lin is so tall!
Tea Plantation
Playing games on a cell phone while his Mum works selling hill tribe goods
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