Category Archives: culture shock

i could share some culture, but…

Posted on 19/11/2008 by

i still have a post brewing about loy krathong and i haven’t told you anything about the 3 day ban on entertainment.  it was kingdom wide.  but right now i have something else.  something that doesn’t involve quite as much … Continue reading →

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fourth grade field trip

Posted on 10/11/2008 by

*this is a photo heavy post.  sorry about that, but i didn’t want to leave anything out!  i’ve uploaded many more pictures from the field trip to flickr. the field trip was scheduled to start at 8am friday morning.  and … Continue reading →

Posted in culture shock, food, friends real & cyber, kids, life is good, nablopomo, s11, school, thailand | 9 Comments

that’s permanently attached

Posted on 24/09/2008 by

today i met a friend for a massouchage and lunch.  since moving to thailand i’ve had a few foot massages,  but today i was feeling brave.  ready to take the next step.  i felt ready for the whole shebang.  (it … Continue reading →

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foreign feeling foreign land

Posted on 11/09/2008 by

michael wrote a post where he sort of gives words to this constant condition of being i’ve felt since we moved to thailand.  it’s really more that he describes the absence of this feeling.  he wrote of returning to america … Continue reading →

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wikihow – the king of fruit

Posted on 02/09/2008 by

igoogle knows me so well.  it’s my homepage and we’re close.  like hold your fingers up and cross them – do you cross them or just hold them together? – close.  one of the gadgets i have is wikihow.  and … Continue reading →

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wonder what a health inspector would have to say about this

Posted on 20/08/2008 by

with the car out of service i’m having to improvise. which, this morning, meant that instead of heading back to bed for an extra 45 minutes of sleep after the kids were out the door i had to be ready … Continue reading →

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this time last year

Posted on 18/08/2008 by

michael was interviewing at compassion. and we were in a state of giddy, scared what-ifness. when he’d applied for the job, i’d a feeling that it would involve a move. moving wasn’t mentioned in the job description or requirements, but … Continue reading →

Posted in culture shock, family, love all around, me me me, michael, thailand | 6 Comments

issues

Posted on 15/08/2008 by

we seem to be having internet issues and for some reason i haven’t been able to get onto my blog for days.  so i’ve been forced to go back to my thai roots and blog from wawee. times are tough. … Continue reading →

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HELP

Posted on 29/07/2008 by

yes, i do believe the caps are necessary. can anyone tell me what this is? i know it is a bug of some kind – or maybe a dinosaur. it it is almost as long as a roll of toilet … Continue reading →

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we arrived

Posted on 13/07/2008 by

6 months ago today we arrived in thailand. i no longer cry when i tell the story. and i even laugh a little. a very little. and not a full laugh.

Posted in culture shock, family, god, thailand | 3 Comments