If we hadn't changed our flight, we would be packing up to come home right now. We would be saying bye to all of our friends here, walking through the slums we love teaching the little kids how to say goodbye, and we'll miss them. We would be making sure we had souvenirs for everybody, and frantically trying to fit activities in that we haven't gotten to do yet.
But, thank God, we changed our tickets. Even know, the thought of leaving in 32 days breaks my heart. I don't want to leave these people, the beauty and craziness of the city, or the awesome church we've had the honor to be a part of.
I was thinking though, of all the really cool thing's we've gotten to do. We've seen a huge amount of the country; on an airplane, a train, and in a car. We've gotten to go to Cambodia. We went to a FIFA World Cup Qualifier game, for $3.
We've had the incredible honor of working with an amazing teacher, Al; who has also given us the opportunity to learn with other fantastic people: Jim, Ken, Paul and Larissa, Mark, John and Barbara, Wayne and Tammy, Deanna, Kara.
We've gotten to meet people all over Bangkok, on our Soi, on Ekkamai, in Bandan, SaamSip.
We recognize people walking around; the lady making our dinner, the guy making roti, the girl that came to English class.
We've only been here for about 3 and half months; but it feels like forever. This has been a crazy busy semester, but its been amazing. Our minds have been stretched, and pulled, and shifted as our perceptions changed; as we saw the effects of things that we'd only heard about before we came. It's been awesome.
Thank God for another 32 days.
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