More Photos From Thailand
I have received numerous email from the Team 2 members, all reporting their safe arrival in both the USA and Canada. For that I am both thankful and a bit envious. I am missing my boys alot, my friends and co-workers.
But I can report that I did go to Starbucks in Thailand! Pretty darn good approximation of the USA versions! They do try hard to be authentic over here. Sometimes they come close, and many times they are so off the mark that you don't know if you should laugh or just shake your head in disbelief! Especially in the area of music and American fashion.
Oh, and get this: The kids at the student centers in PP love to sing. And they sing with all their hearts. It's just, if they learn a song wrong from the start, it is almost impossible to correct. I spent 45 min. the other night trying to get them all to correctly pronounce the word "rescue." They can get the "res" and the "cue" parts ok separetely, but when they put them together, they invariably come out as "recuse." Then I spent another 20 minutes trying to get them to get the correct downbeat on the song "THIS is the day...." instead of "This IS the day...." But that is the beauty of working with these wonderful people here in Cambodia and Thailand!
Also, if you find I am repeating myself in these blogs, it is ok. I get 15 free passes to mess up and I sometimes can't remember if I said something to one of you in a private email or on a post here.
I am on a little fishing island SW of Bangkok called Ko Si Chang. Trying to beat this cold and cough before returning to Cambodia Sunday and heading home to the USA on Monday. More thoughts and photos to come.
Don't forget to click on the photos to go to my photo page and see the 12 new photos I posted!
Be safe and God Bless!
But I can report that I did go to Starbucks in Thailand! Pretty darn good approximation of the USA versions! They do try hard to be authentic over here. Sometimes they come close, and many times they are so off the mark that you don't know if you should laugh or just shake your head in disbelief! Especially in the area of music and American fashion.
Oh, and get this: The kids at the student centers in PP love to sing. And they sing with all their hearts. It's just, if they learn a song wrong from the start, it is almost impossible to correct. I spent 45 min. the other night trying to get them all to correctly pronounce the word "rescue." They can get the "res" and the "cue" parts ok separetely, but when they put them together, they invariably come out as "recuse." Then I spent another 20 minutes trying to get them to get the correct downbeat on the song "THIS is the day...." instead of "This IS the day...." But that is the beauty of working with these wonderful people here in Cambodia and Thailand!
Also, if you find I am repeating myself in these blogs, it is ok. I get 15 free passes to mess up and I sometimes can't remember if I said something to one of you in a private email or on a post here.
I am on a little fishing island SW of Bangkok called Ko Si Chang. Trying to beat this cold and cough before returning to Cambodia Sunday and heading home to the USA on Monday. More thoughts and photos to come.
Don't forget to click on the photos to go to my photo page and see the 12 new photos I posted!
Be safe and God Bless!
posted by Meestah Jeem at 8:24 AM
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