Landing in Thailand

The last few days have been a blur as we’ve rushed around making lots of things happen, a very non-Thai way of doing things.  After landing in Chiang Mai, our friend, Cindy, picked us up and drove us home where we are currently staying.  We greeted everybody and had a huge meal, about 24 people in all (our…

The Final Farewell

It has all come down to tonight.  Well, in the sense that our old life ends and new life begins tonight. Eight months of preparations, miminalizing our possessions, renting out the house, selling the van, lots of prayer, telling our story over and over and over… getting visas, passports, international drivers permits… starting and sustaining…

The Last Leg

There are three nights left before we leave.  We have stayed at a different place the last two nights and this trend will continue for four more nights until we land in Chiang Mai on June 9.  Tonight, we are honored to stay with our longtime friends, the Barons.  This comes after we finally have…