I guess its quite a philosophical question and will be hard to answer here.Who am I? The answer would be things that make you unique as an individual and different from the others.I think being a TCK helps me explain alot. I speak english with an Australian accent. So when I met someone I have […]
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Posted in Chiang Mai on Jun 21st, 2005 1 Comment »
I know I tend to be negative.. and right now I’m going to resist the urge to only write about the positive things of Chiang Mai. Garbage disposal is major problem… some days our rubbish didn’t even get picked up, and then the stray dogs ripped the bags open. And who cleaned it up???? ME. […]
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Posted in Chiang Mai on Jun 21st, 2005 No Comments »
We had a Swiss couple come over last night. They had been on one of those tours, sightseeing, elephant camp, river-rafting, trekking etc. etc. Anyway, they were sitting on top of an elephant, doing their tour when he said.. wow.. what would happen if one of the elephants suddenly didn’t obey and went a […]
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My friend and I had a big discussion about third culture kids, missionary children, or mission kids as we call them. Some children who grow up in another culture don’t seem to be effected by the foreign culture at all. There is a German man we both know who thinks of himself as German. He […]
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Posted in Poems on Jun 19th, 2005 1 Comment »
For you Vic
To cool off on a hot dayjump up and down in the mudget soaking wet in the rainlaugh and jump puddlesget going!!water, heat and air gets the energy flowing
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Posted in Chiang Mai on Jun 18th, 2005 2 Comments »
There are days when I think there is soo much to do in Chiang Mai and then other days when I think this is the most boring city. I guess that can happen when you live in the same place for a while.
Well, here is one of our family favourites.The Mae Sai Elephant Camp. Its […]
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Sicher habt ihr von der Internationale Schule
in Siem Reap, Kambotscha gehört. Ist das nicht der absolute Alptraum
??!!!! Schon dieTragödie in Beslan, Russland hat mich sehr beschäftigt.
und war absolute nicht nachvollziehbar wie Menschen so böse sein
können. Es wird mir wieder bewusst wie exponiert wir als Ausländer
sind.
Lasst uns doch für die Kinder und ihre Familien beten. […]
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Posted in Chiang Mai, Family on Jun 16th, 2005 3 Comments »
Did you know that Chiang Mai has an International airport?For example you can fly to Phuket, Bangkok, Mae Hong Son, Chiang Rai, Luang Prabang, , Kunming, Yangon. Taipaei. When ever I think about that I really think I should go and book a ticket and get out of here !! Well, I’m trying […]
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Posted in Poems on Jun 15th, 2005 1 Comment »
Have you ever been to a placeWhere people stop asking for moneyJust ask for food?Have you ever been to a placeWhere no one is interested In designer shops But where to get some shoesHave you ever been to a placeWhere the women have no choice but to workHave you ever been to a placeWhere […]
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Posted in Poems on Jun 15th, 2005 1 Comment »
You give your best at work and it’s not noticedgive your best anywayYou laugh at a joke and noone else thinks it’s funnylaugh anywayYou are ashamed of your tears when you see the hurt childenand cry anywayYou smile to yourself when you hear ‚your‘ songNoone knows why you are smilingsmile anywayYou love with all your […]
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