This morning I started to feel like I was on the downhill slide. I am wrapping up all the loose ends that I have here. Thursday and friday of this week and next I will be helping with homeschooling in the dorm. It seems like it was just yesterday that I was agreeing to help out with that while the regulars are on holiday, but really it was two and a half months ago.
This afternoon I also had a meeting with Daron, the short term trips coordinator -also known as the Serve Asia program. We discussed a couple of the books I read for my internship--Mountain Rain (a biography of J.O. Fraser) and Live Life on Purpose. Again, it seems like just yesterday I was sitting in his office for orientation and he was telling me we would discuss these books shortly before I left. We had a really good conversation (more about this later though...perhaps when I reflect on the internship as a whole).
Tomorrow I am leaving at 7 am to making my second and LAST trip to the Burmese border to renew my visa. I am not looking forward to spending upwards of nine or ten hours in a van, but at least it will be air conditioned. Speaking of air con, Chiang Mai reached its highest temp so far this past week. It was 91° inside (with shade and a fan) and well over 100° outside. These temperatures don't even take into account the heat index. I am surviving the heat though. I've been drinking water like it is my job, knowing from experience that dehydration is no walk in the park. Please pray that I'll remain healthy through the last two weeks that I am here.
This afternoon I also had a meeting with Daron, the short term trips coordinator -also known as the Serve Asia program. We discussed a couple of the books I read for my internship--Mountain Rain (a biography of J.O. Fraser) and Live Life on Purpose. Again, it seems like just yesterday I was sitting in his office for orientation and he was telling me we would discuss these books shortly before I left. We had a really good conversation (more about this later though...perhaps when I reflect on the internship as a whole).
Tomorrow I am leaving at 7 am to making my second and LAST trip to the Burmese border to renew my visa. I am not looking forward to spending upwards of nine or ten hours in a van, but at least it will be air conditioned. Speaking of air con, Chiang Mai reached its highest temp so far this past week. It was 91° inside (with shade and a fan) and well over 100° outside. These temperatures don't even take into account the heat index. I am surviving the heat though. I've been drinking water like it is my job, knowing from experience that dehydration is no walk in the park. Please pray that I'll remain healthy through the last two weeks that I am here.
This video is not related to anything else mentioned in this post, but it really captures the essence of Bibi, the dog that I sat for last week.
That was a really short video. I'm not sure I caught the whole 'essence' of Bibi.
ReplyDeleteyes, it was really short. Let me explain it for you. Bibi has a bone. It falls on the floor. Bibi sits there totally uninterested. That is her essence. she is uninterested in everything.
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