Sweet, sour and salty

Our wonderful mae baan has been cooking us tasty dinners three days a week for the last two weeks. What a treat to come home and have a delicious Thai meal waiting for us on the stove! And since my day starts at 5:45 in the morning, I’m usually ready for dinner at around 4:30 [...]

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My brain is full

Have you ever gone through those times where you’re just experiencing and learning so much you don’t have room for anything else? There has been so much going on at my new school that by the time I come home I basically just pass out on the couch and then veg out for the rest [...]

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When stubbing goes horribly wrong

It’s been a rough week for superkimbo….
On Tuesday morning, at the wee hour of 5:45 am (which my body continues to resist each and every day) I attempted to climb into the tub to take a shower. Sadly, I misjudged the hight of the tub wall and slammed my toes into the terribly unforgiving porcelain. [...]

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Photo Hunt: Happy

To be honest, it doesn’t take much to make me happy. Last night we went out with a group of teachers to a beautiful Thai restaurant called River Tree, right on the Chao Praya river:

We sat out on the patio over the river, enjoying our cocktails and then a fantastic Thai meal, while the setting [...]

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The Parking Lot

Living here in southeast Asia for the last two years has taught me to relax, smile, and just go with the flow no matter what horrendously annoying and frustrating thing is bothering you, but there is one thing that is going to drive me absolutely bonkers about living in Bangkok:

This is what it’s like whenever [...]

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Settling in to Samakee Gardens

Yesterday a group of new teachers headed out to the Thai Army Nursery about 5 minutes away from Nichada. They had a huge selection of beautiful plants and, of course, they deliver right to your living room. After about an hour of perusing the wide variety of plants, we had picked out quite a [...]

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Photo Hunt: Two

Two is the number of weeks since we moved to Thailand – and we love it! Two also happens to be the number of times we’ve been downtown since we arrived (sad, I know, but we’ve been really busy). Ironically, two is also the number of times we had been to Thailand before we moved [...]

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Maid in Thailand

Warning: Serious gloating ahead…
As if we weren’t already living in the lap of luxury, with a free 2 bedroom (2 bath, 2 balcony) condo provided by the school which overlooks our pool and outdoor BBQ, free access to an awesome gym (if I ever get off my lazy butt long enough to use it) at [...]

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Photo Hunt: Row

My new job here in Bangkok is working out of the elementary library, and lucky for me, the library was just completely renovated this summer. It looks amazing!
There are rows of colorful shelving:

rows of beautiful red accent chairs:

rows of rainbow colored carpeting on the new amphitheater:

and rows of cool hanging seats for the kids to [...]

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Before the roosters

When we lived in Germany, my school day started at 9:10 am and ended at 3:15 pm. It took about an hour to get to and from school, so even though the work day was pretty short, it was still kind of a long day (I know, I know, nothing compared to the kinds of [...]

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