I have struggled to know what it means to "be home"...even in California I struggled.  Is the Cinnabar house my home?  Is the Rhorer House in Indiana my home?  And now for the first time, I struggle in Bangkok.  I feel at home here.  I still wish I knew how to read and write and grapple with my own small vocabulary, but time with family is sweet and relationships with ministry partners is easy and refreshing to my soul.  I'm blessed to make my "home" wherever the Lord leads me.


Here's my team at orientation doing musical chairs.


and of course, the Human Knot.


Dream team...being silly.  Trek directors are the bomb.


I arrived to Klong Toei and to my surprise, Baan Chivit Mai got a Paint Job.  yes, it's bright!

:)

I feel like I have that as the title of a blog entry pretty often.  Probably because I LOVE that song and I travel quite a bit.  :)

I had a great exit from the States as I enter into the summer season of Trek. 

On Thursday we threw a birthday party for Jess in Oakland.  Great fun!

Friday, my San Jo Peeps got together for prayer and then GAMES! + BSG.


Julie was also there, but not pictured here.  :)

Then Saturday was Cinnabar House lunch out!


Followed by shaved ice as big as your head!
  
Tasty.

Then I said goodbye to Robyn at the Oakland airport.


About 20+ hours later, I arrived in Bangkok, Thailand.


I watched a lot of bags go around...sadly, none of them were mine.

Hoping my bag gets here tomorrow.

It's hot and sticky here, just as I remember it.

The guy who sells noodles on the corner recognizes me and gives me the usual.

Strangely, this too feels like home to me.

Most of my readers happen to also be on facebook now.  I post ALL pics there and life has gotten a little too interesting and full to post my random thoughts very often.

Let me know if you are some of the few Blog, non-Facebook types that enjoy this medium for keeping up with me.  I can only think of Marcus at this point.  :)


Departing for the GUT in 4 days!!  Oh My!