The adventure has begun! Donna and I made it into Bangkok Thailand late last night... or rather, early this morning. It was a grueling day of travel: 13hrs from Minneapolis to Tokyo, a short layover, and then 7hrs on to Bangkok. I can't say my knees are recovered yet from being squished into a plane for 20hrs, but I'm workin' on it. We arrived at the guesthouse where we spent the night and found out our reservation had never been confirmed, but thanks to Father's grace, although all the rooms had been booked there was a no show, so we got their room. Hallelujah for being able to sleep in a bed last night!
We slept for only about 4.5hrs before jetlag woke us up. That was a few hours ago. Since then we have had breakfast and walked around the neighborhood. The Asia Connect vans leave in a couple hours to bring us to where we will be staying the next seven weeks, so now we are just killing time. It is pretty warm here, supposed to get to 91F today. Thankfully it's not too muggy though! I have found that Thailand is very similar to China. Already I have had to hold myself back from responding or asking questions in Chinese, because I feel like I am in China! I regret not bringing a Thai pocket dictionary, I always enjoy being able to at least say the basics in whatever the native language is where I am. Perhaps I'll be able to learn from someone soon... We haven't met anyone from AC yet, but we are looking forward to it in a couple hours! Thank you for all your uplifting thoughts, ill write again soon!
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Meghan
1/12/2013 11:53:22 pm
So glad you made it safe and sound, although what a grueling trip! I'm praying for you as your journey continues :)
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Mom
1/13/2013 11:29:18 pm
Wow! And the adventures continue. Your experiences are unbelievable and I am so proud of your ability to navigate all of these waters. You are certainly a skilled international traveler. Thank you for posting an update. I will be looking forward to more news in the future. I love you so much honey!
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