I love my sweet wife. Life together is mostly a goofy, spontaneous struggle to avoid embarrassing ourselves in all circumstances. Hilary’s latest battle has been with the whits of a 5-year-old. When we received our last package of goodies from…
In November, the administration of CEMOC came to Eric and I with some news. The students of the incoming class of 7th graders were not at all academically prepared for their first year here. In fact, not a single one…
Over the past two weeks of not blogging, so much has happened at my small school in Thailand. Some things include the school’s annual winter festival, a 5 day break for the King’s birthday, I got a haircut, we renovated…
The ashram I’m staying at, Amritapuri, is headed up by a famous guru named Amma. About a week ago, Amma arrived at the ashram, back from her annual tour of the US. In a matter of days, the ashram was…
On Saturday, we left in search of the giant devil. We had heard that in the Old City, a three-story Satan stood watching over the people for all of December 7. Legend told that the devil watches over the town…
This past week was definitely bittersweet. I’m so thankful that I got to begin my journey in the little town of Pacho and end my Colombian adventure there with all the people I’ve come to love. Even though I’m now…
Many apologies- our camera broke. We would very much like to share everything that has happened over the past couple of weeks, but it seems that the humidity in our village was too much for my 6-year old camera to…
I’m a huge fan of the Hunger Games series. I saw the first film in France in 2012 and loved it so much that I immediatelybought the following two books and read them both in…
Just a quick update to say we are in Pacho for another week of SuperVacas and wifi is a little sparse. I leave this Friday for the U.S. and will be sure to have many updates and photos then. Hasta…
Yesterday I made the 2 hour trip to Doi Chaang, which is one of the top mountains in Thailand to grow coffee on. I was met at a local coffee shop by a woman named Doon, hopped in her pickup…