So. It's been tough - but good. Moving overseas, especially when we are in charge of every single detail (creating the proposals, finding places to intern, study the language, finding research affiliations, not to mention insurance, flights, visas, finding a house to rent, figuring out how to get drinking water, not having a car and not being near mass transportation, figuring out FOOD and what to feed the kids, teaching the kids about things like NEVER drinking the water, figuring out how to stay cool in the constant heat without feeling like a sedentary blob all day, learning to ride a motorcycle, learning to ride a motorcycle as a family...remembering to turn to the Lord for guidance and strength and patience) has been a whole lot of work.
BUT, there are also many wonderful things about this experience for us.
First, Thai people consistently surprise me with their generosity and kindness. I can't count the number of times we've been saved in a pinch by people offering to help.
Second, these experiences so far - especially the hard ones - have been priceless to us as a family in growing closer together and closer to the Lord.
Third, there are little things all the time that please me. For instance, looking at the fruit in my fridge: dragonfruit, sweet pineapple, guavas, bananas and mangoes.
I really am so grateful for this experience and hope that I can stop wasting my time missing things back home and just enjoy all the wonderful parts of being here.
Wednesday, September 15, 2010
The Good Things
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I can't even IMAGINE making all those arrangements myself! Yikes! I'm sure it's tough at times, but still, I'm a little jealous we're not there too! Glad you're finding joy in the little things. There are a lot over there.
Definitely jealous of all the delicious fruit and so much more... but I know there are probably a lot of hard things too. I admire you and know your children will look back at their days in Thailand and be grateful for those experiences- I know because I lived in a foreign country when I was little!
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