We made it safely to Bangkok and kicked off the weekend with the locals celebrating Sankran, Thai New Years! Similar to playing Holi in India, here in Thailand the kids and kids-at-heart alike wait in the streets to throw buckets of water on unsuspecting passersby. We walked down Koh Sarn Road along with thousands of other ornery people smearing each other with a white menthol paste and spraying each other with super soakers. Of course, we had to get in on the action. Although we may have seemed like innocent bystanders, in reality we had an ambush of ice water waiting to toss on any unsuspecting locals. They loved it. The symbolism of this ritual is to wash your friends of last year's karma so they can start a new year free from penance. And after all the dousing that was given to us, we feel pretty darn sin-free.
Onward to a little beach town called Ban Phe (see map), close to Rayong on the Southeastern coast... where the weather is a breezy 90 degrees. Katie has begun her international English teacher's certification program here and has a teaching job in Northeastern Thailand waiting when she graduates. She is in school now 8 hours a day for the next month, taking classes in phonology, grammar, classroom management, and lesson planning. While Katie is in school, Travis is doing research for the purchase of his first personal laptop. He has got the mind to edit his photography with his new laptop so he can share his talents in imagery with the world.
Both of us are so glad to finally be here in Thailand: a gentle pillow compared to the coarse culture of India. The English school has put us up in a hotel across the street from the beach. In between class and research, we watch the sunrise together from our balcony, or swim in the hotel pool, or just bob around in the tranquil waters of the Gulf of Thailand and sip salt water.
Stay tuned...
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Travis & Katie: What a magical adventure you are having, and what a blessing to be able to share it with each other and with us. Bless you for your open hearts and minds and for the shining lights of love you are. Thank you for your impressions of your journey, and for the window into your souls. I hope Travis starts posting more of his photos soon -- I can't wait to see them.
I am applying for a one-year position with the Supreme Court of Palau in Micronesia. If I get it, I will begin in September. I think you'll still be in Thailand in the fall, yes? If I get the position, I certainly hope to able to visit you in your home away from home. I'll keep you posted.
Blessings and love to you both. I hold you in my prayers and in my heart. Steven
You're love and synergism are growing into new spiritual planes widening your human experiance, yes? I can't wait to see how your eyes sparkle and shine upon your return to the US, that is if you return . . . I wouldn't mind taking a journey overseas to greet if you decided to stay... BLESS my friends, I love you!
Travis & Katie:
We have been enjoying keeping up with your adventures. Your writing is excellent! and we can only imagine how it feels to experience it. Thank you for including us in your journeys.
We look forward to seeing your photos and reading more stories.
Best wishes to you both.
Maurice/Morgan
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