Picnic at Lake Huay Tung Tao

Picnic at Lake Huay Tung Tao
On the last day of class, we took an excursion to the lake. Beautiful!

The Cooks

The Cooks
my students making somtam (spicy papaya salad). it was VERY spicy

Time to EAT

Time to EAT
sticky rice, spicy papaya salad, fried chicken and chili paste. YUM!

Saturday, May 31, 2008

arrived!

we are sitting in an internet cafe on the first floor of our guest house in chiang mai, thailand! as we step out onto the outdoor deck right outside of our room we can barely believe we're finally here!

well, it's warm and humid (of course), but it's great to be here! i've already racked up eight plus mosquito bites, but we're gonna get some repellent today. o yeah, and a phone and exchangin' money. God's provided so much through you and other family and friends! we're so thankful! and our hosts are so nice! seems the school will be goin' through after all, even if there are only three students! prayin' for more, tho (about ten potential students right now).

the trip was long, and we're pretty tired, but altogether good. guess what they had at the airport in korea (Incheon)? green tea mcflurries!! mmmm...so good! we had our first thai meal today! one dish was so spicy i was about to cry! God planted so much rich culture here...the smells, the landscape, driving on the wrong side of the road...and, most of all ,the people. the memories are returning...it's refreshing and invigorating!

well, we're plannin' on takin' it easy this week, just resting up from the hectic-ness of late. then we'll go visitin' people we know, bearing gifts from the US (thanks, mom!) and some korean stuff too!

anyway, hope all's well with you and talk to ya later (hopefully with a phone number you can reach us at)!

Tuesday, May 20, 2008

in the beginning...

there was cheese. and pizza. yum.