Before we moved to Thailand last June, I had been here once before. After my Freshman year of college, I went on a Discovery trip to India with Wycliffe Bible Translators. The eight member team met (as in, literally, met for the very first time) at the LAX airport and then got on a plan…
Category: Culture Shock
Spirited Away (in Thailand)
Some of my favorite movies are those by Hayao Miyazaki. It was in Spirited Away that I was first introduced to the ideas of “spirits”: little beings with one foot in our physical domain, another foot in the spirit domain. It seemed very silly to me at first. How could anyone believe it such things? The irony…
What’s the Big Deal? They’re Just Bacteria, Parasites and Skin Avulsions…
When I first set foot on Thai soil, the fear lingering in the back of mind was, “I’m afraid that this experience will change me.” This was kind of silly really, since the whole journey would be pointless if I didn’t gain something from it and find myself somehow strengthened or healthier for it. But…
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