travel
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Nepal
In Nepal, there was the expected and the unexpected. I got more than I bargained for. There were more beautiful places and friendly faces – this I mostly expected. But there was tragedy when the deadly 7.8 magnitude earthquake hit on April 25, killing over 8,000 people and injuring thousands of others – this was most Continue reading
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Beautiful places and friendly faces
Myanmar/Burma… I found something special there, something I haven’t often (if ever) found in other places while traveling. Due to the amount of time (meaning I did not have enough of it), I only received such a slight glimpse, but enough of one to know I love the country and her people. The words that Continue reading
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Moving On
This is my last week as an English teacher in Phayao. It’s somewhat strange and surreal when I sit down and think about all I’ve been through while here. I taught 27 and 24 classes a week, and stuck out the term. I learned so many things about myself. I’ve learned that I’m both weaker Continue reading
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Awareness
The best way for me to shed light on my current journey in this season is to allow it to be seen in fragments. Often, any clarity on my thoughts, struggles, growth, and weaknesses come to me in such a way – fragmented. I become aware of my heart in stages, and as pieces they Continue reading
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Commitment
Merry Christmas and happy holidays from Thailand! This week has been a breath of fresh air, as there are midterm exams at school and there has been little to do, with early days all week. Many days as of late (before this week), I have found myself weary, tired and exhausted. Speaking over the noise with Continue reading
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Phayao
As we head north on a VIP bus, out of my window I can finally see the stars, perhaps for the first time since I’ve left home. Or it’s only now I’ve been still enough to notice them. I have a spark of excitement and anticipation. The quarter moon hangs low over the horizon, a Continue reading
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Onward
I am currently at my school placement in Muang Phayao, in the north of Thailand. Due to a busy and somewhat overwhelming first week here, the following is only concerning my time in Hua Hin, before leaving for my school placement. I will have a more current update with photos as soon as I can Continue reading
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A New Story: The Beginning
First off, my apologies for such a late update. Due to being very sick for a few days (more than I can ever remember being), I was completely confined to bed, and am now just starting to regain my energy and stamina. Where to even begin? For starters, I’m in Thailand! It took a 15 Continue reading
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On Letting Go
In less than a week (on October 14), I fly to Phuket, Thailand. My “letting go” is so near complete. What have I learned? That I don’t have to be timid in speaking about myself, where I’m going, or what I’m doing. That I don’t have to make myself (or what I’m doing) small, or explain Continue reading
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On going to Thailand
(Here are excerpts from a letter I have written concerning my upcoming trip to Thailand, for which I leave October 14.) For many months, almost a year now, I’ve had the building sense of change and transition. I sensed that God was asking me to dream big, reach far, risk much, and set my sights Continue reading
a kingdom built of seeds 