For two months in 2017, I had the opportunity to go to Thailand to help a missionary family. This family has been in Thailand for 16 years and all six of their children have been born there. I'm not sure how I missed posting about my time there but somehow I did. So here is an overview of my time there.
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| Family time around the piano |
Because I was going to be there for an extended period of time my friends helped me find a place of my own. There was a cute little house that had just been built and was in my budget, the landlords worked with me on the price … such a blessing.
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| The front of my Thai house |
My landlord's lived across the street and were very sweet, they kept an eye out for me to make sure I was safe. They didn't speak English and I don't understand Thai so if charades wasn't working then we'd call someone that could translate for us.
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| View from the front door |
In Thailand the kitchen is typically set up outside and not in the common living area. I was fortunate that my friends had a camp stove that I could use. It took a little getting use to cooking on the little stove outside.
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| My "kitchen" area on the back porch |
I really did like my little house in Thailand.
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| The shower was the only area that had hot water |
My friends also had a scooter they let me use. The first few times out on the main road was a little nerve wrecking but I quickly got the hang of it. The first time I went to the store by myself I was afraid I wouldn't be able to find my bike again.
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| There are separate parking areas for bikes |
One of the main reasons I came to Thailand was to help out with the kids, mainly with their schooling. The kids are really smart and their parents have done an amazing job with them so school time was fun and I learned right along with them.
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| Coloring with other missionary kids |
I got to try lots of different food while I was there and most of it was really good. Since my friends have been in Thailand for so long they know all the good places to get food.
Even in familiar restaurants the food was different.
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| Durian fruit ice cream |
The reason I had gone to Thailand was because my friend had difficult delivery with her last baby and was having a hard time recovering. I went to help out in the house wherever I was needed. I loved this family before I went and after spending so much time with them I love them even more.
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| Sweet momma and baby |
If you would like to know a little bit more about the Stubenrach family and what I did in Thailand then you can look at my previous post,
"Letter from friends in Thailand".
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