I describe our travels with our most recent visitor.
Hands of Hope
A slightly delayed blog post, after a lovely vacation and visitor last week. But more on that another time. First - read on to learn more about bringing hope to Hands of Hope!
Some Slack
Just another week in Nongkhai
Okay, I'm back to sharing a more balanced post, including lowlights and highlights of my week - like celebrating Chinese New Year here in Nongkhai.
The Act of Grieving
This week I continue to explore grief and how it manifests in different ways. It's not my most light-hearted post, but I think it's important to attempt to share the whole picture of our experience here.
Glimpses into my Massage World
I explore some of my current massage therapy cases, and the journey of being a LMT (licensed massage therapist).
Profound Change
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!
Happy New Year!
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!
Gift-giving
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!
Christmas Lights
This blog post explores our Christmas experience so far here in Nongkhai. It's a thorough post, but I think it gives you an idea of what our last week or two has been like: full of joy and busyness!
Cultural Observations
This week I share some of my observations of the culture here in our region of Thailand so far, from some more macro-observations to little things like eating with your hands. I include some photos from John's birthday and an assortment from the week. Hope you walk away with a little snapshot of the Issan!
Khun Susan's Ideal Day
Read on to hear more about what a typical/ideal day looks like for me here in Thailand. And see a photo of my favorite meal this week!
Thanksgiving Abroad
I list the many things I am grateful for this week, as a way of celebrating a bit of Thanksgiving abroad, along with sharing a little about our most recent Thai-Buddhist holiday.
Joy
This week I write about finding the joy in my new life in Thailand, with some big news about the Care Center and some photos, too.
Desires of the Soul
I share about our spirituality nights and how I hope to use my extra amount of personal time here. Plus, there are some photos of our observation of the rice harvest.
An Update on our Health
Sanook in the Sun
This week, I describe our experience at the Naga Fireball Festival briefly, along with some observations on the heat and transportation, and an update on how I'm doing. I also added a bunch of photos to my photos area finally. Check them out! There shouldn't be too many duplicates from my previous blog posts.
One foot in front of the other
This week, I share some of the lowlights of the week, but read on; I share the highlights, too. I write about the various activities that I help lead for the patients and children.
Nongkhai and its creatures
This week, my marine biologist friend was asking about the animals here, after I already started writing a few blog notes regarding our animal encounters. So here it is: a brief, unscientific study of our experience thus far with the animals and insects here in Nongkhai.
A Darkened Sky
I go a little deeper this week... dare I say more like a John blog post? I talk about death and the quality of life for people living with HIV/AIDS. I also talk about why our blogs are so important (for us and for you): "so when we drop back into your lives in a year, you will have some idea of what we went through. So please keep reading."