Thailand
The Silver Lining
It’s been hectic, I won’t deny it. Moving into a “new” place needing various minor and major projects and coordinating them, living out of suitcases while all of our belongings spread about with no sense of order in the home can all be at times stressful. Dealing with reliable and unreliable workers, the realtor, home … Continue reading
House Hunting in Chiang Mai
Our 12 month rental contract will expire at the end of October at our current apartment. That’s why we’ve been quite busy spending much of our time in recent weeks hunting for a house to rent. Wow, we’ve been living in Thailand for 15 months now and absolutely no regrets. Although we’ve preached about the … Continue reading
My Thai Lessons In Chiang Mai Have Begun
It all started with M when she saw me teaching my student (in Louisiana) via skype the other morning. That would have been my first class since I got back to Thailand. Of course, I’ve taught him many classes prior to this one. I’ve been teaching him since last year while we were living … Continue reading
M’s Favorite Place to Play (Part 1): Kad Suan Kaew Indoor Playground in Chiang Mai
Being the only child is not easy. It’s hard on the parents too because she is constantly recruiting us to play with her. This was my biggest challenge when we were back in Texas without having enrolled her in a summer program. I simply had to come up with a summer program of my … Continue reading
The Cost of Living in Chiang Mai for Our Family of Three
NOTE: As of October 2011, we found a house for 10k baht/mo. = ~~$315 rent per month. We will write a new post with new expenses when we have more time. Now that we’ve lived in Chiang Mai since July 2010, we feel we can share solid information about the living expenses for our family … Continue reading
Family Foto Fun – “Mae Surin Waterfalls 2″
Yesterday we posted a picture from the waterfalls near Mae Hong Song and didn’t really show you the falls. Here’s a shot of us just to prove we were actually there! M came up with the idea of us trying to look like we’re drinking from the waterfall. As M and J form cups to … Continue reading
Family Foto Fun – “Mae Surin Waterfalls”
Back in April 2011, we took a road trip for a few days to discover Mae Hong Song (Western Thailand) and the surrounding area. We discovered the “DAGERUS” sign at the Mae Surin Waterfalls inside Mae Surin National Park! We were tempted to edit the sign, but thought it better be left alone. Instead, M … Continue reading
Thingyan~Songkran in Chiang Mai: Part 2
We dared! We ventured out into the city today. It’s unofficial day 1 of Songkran in Chiang Mai (Thingyan in Burma). After getting our bus tickets to Bangkok , yes, we’re leaving Chiang Mai for a few months, we paid a quick visit to Wat Sai Moon ( a Burmese temple) to find out more … Continue reading
Thingyan in Chiang Mai: Part 1
One of the great things about living in Chiang Mai is that we have access to a few Burmese restaurants with great food. In addition to good food, these restaurants also serve as a news source for Burmese festivities in the city. Our friend, Ma Suu at Hmwe, told us about the various celebrations in … Continue reading
A Smile from Little Kya Yin in Ban Rak Tai
We met this little girl by the name of Kya Yin (almost 3 yo) during our road trip to Mae Hong Son this past weekend. We took a day trip out to Ban Rak Thai to visit and learn about a famous Chinese village where tea tasting is THE tourist attraction. Just look at that … Continue reading