Category Archives: Rebuilding Thailand
The Fear Isn’t in Leaving – It’s in Coming Back
I’m sitting in one of my most favorite restaurants, Lamuan Seafood, where for 10 months I’ve come to many times over and have been adopted into the hearts of the owner and the staff as part of their family. It’s … Continue reading
Year End Emotions
Christmas here in Thailand was really amazing. 85 degrees on a tropical beach with a special person, a former volunteer that came back on her holiday break to spend Christmas with me. Last night in low light, our last sunset … Continue reading
Prankin the Pranksters
Some say you should never play a player. Well one of Khao Lak’s best didn’t listen and tried it on me… Well, it backfired on him. The Back Story: Paddy was one of the first people I met when I … Continue reading
How did the Packers get to be 1 and 6???
AHHHHH!!! What happened? Why is Ahman Green not playing, why isn’t Robert Ferguson playing? Why are my fellow cheesehead wearing, funny talking Wisconson-ites hearts breaking all over Green Bay? I hope they can turn this season around. I haven’t seen … Continue reading
The End of the Beginning
A calm took over me one morning as I woke up and saw the sunrise. I sat on my porch that overlooked the beach bungalows that terraced down to the Gulf of Thailand as the sun slowly crept up from … Continue reading
A Little Lovin’
There have been a few nights I’ve been swinging in the hammock at the Fisherman Bar with some young co-ed volunteer from Canada or England. And I know, I know – the only good looking women in England are actually … Continue reading
Voices From Home
Sunday! A day off from digging holes, or pouring concrete, or building walls. So how did I decide to unwind? By watching Top Gun of course (I mean really what else do you do when you’re in Thailand and it’s … Continue reading
Life in Paradise (Well, Sort Of) – A drunken rant…
This place is very charming. One of the most charming places in the world I think. I can only explain it like my first impression of New Mexico. They call New Mexico “The Land of Enchantment†and I found out … Continue reading
I’d rather be under the sea in a Moy Wai’s Garden in the shade
One of the Thap Tawan village elders Seewai invited us to go octopus fishing one day. I had no idea how to catch an octopus (moy wai in Thai) and the night before I had visions of heading out to … Continue reading
Darth Vadar Comes to Phuket!!!
Along with missing the summer tour of Dave Matthews Band one of the things I thought I was going to miss was seeing Anakin transform into Darth Vader. Well I didn’t have to worry too much because as it turns … Continue reading
