Susan Freund is a Licensed Massage Therapist (LMT) who currently blogs about her experience volunteering outside of Nong Khai, Thailand. She is Volunteering through Good Shepherd Volunteers (GSV), working with the Good Shepherd Sisters, and primarily working at Hands of Hope .
Now that we have arrived home safely to the Midwest, here's an overview of our time in Australia, highlighted by our time with our friends - and their parents - who generously hosted over the course of several weeks. We were sad to leave... but of course quickly surrounded by the love of our family and friends stateside.
After a brief blogging hiatus, I'm back at it. I tell you why there was a break, and explore some of the change we have been experiencing. Welcome back!
Welcome to our New Year's Eve experience, in the quiet rural outskirts of Nongkhai - where we live. Read on to learn about the new illness I got (don't worry, Mom; it's not serious). I share the surprising moments of our New Year's experience, along with some interactions with patients. Hope it brings a little contentment to you, as it did for me upon reflection!
Christmas preparations and parties continue here in Nongkhai. I also share about what privilege looks like to me here. As usual, there are some good photos from the week included, too... Merry Christmas!
This week, I write about homesickness, and at the same time, learning about the people here and beginning to become grounded in Thailand. It's a little longer post than usual for me, but I think it reads fast enough with stories of the people here...
Recently we celebrated my parents' 50th wedding anniversary in the Detroit area, and 5 of us 6 children were there. That's the first time in many years we had been together.
John tells me that I keep on using the word surreal. But it feels like the right word right now. It was a little surreal to see my family all together. It still feels surreal that we are going to Thailand in a couple of months.
