It’s been a while since I did a 7 quick takes post. But I’ve had several interesting things I’ve been reading, probably all linked to by friends on facebook, up on my laptop for a week or two now and it seemed time to just share them all at once […]
Read MoreMonth: May 2013
What it’s like to be pregnant in Thailand
So you want to know what it’s like to be pregnant in Thailand. Where do I begin? Let’s start with wanting to buy a cotton nightshirt to sleep in. They have cotton night shirts. Just none made to go over pregnant bellies. I could buy 3 of the teeny tiny […]
Read MoreA Word on Asian Bathrooms
I have concluded that either, Thais are immune to foot fungus of any kind, or they just consider it something normal to live with. This is the only possible explanation for the eternally wet state of their bathroom floors. You see, you don’t wear shoes in a Thai house. But […]
Read MoreOn Weathering Storms
The lights flicker for a second while I’m in the shower, and I quickly duck my head under the water again in case they go out completely. Our water comes from a well here, and is pumped into the house. No electricity = no pump = no water. It’s almost […]
Read MoreMaking Home
It’s sinking in now, that this is home. Aaron is here at last, and now we go about having this baby and making a home here, along with all the work we need to be doing. It’s not really home yet though. Not like you might imagine. It’s a house […]
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