Locals

Inside the Spa.

Our English Director is on the right, name: On.

We LOVE her. Don't know the woman on the left.

Think she just popped in the picture.

I have to say she's one of my favorite's.

Nick-name: Noodee.

This picture was taken at an English competition that we were the judges of and had to ask questions at the end. I usually asked if they liked to play tennis because it was all I could think of and of course they had no idea what I was saying.

Any-who Noodee won the competition for her grade and level, maybe it had something to do with the high marks given by her English teacher. ;)

The new room in our retirement community.

This has got to be a joke.

This piece of artwork showcases all the teachers in 3rd & 4th grade.

I walked by it one day, marveling at the teachers in their formal wear when I spotted a familiar face in the bottom right corner...

Our patio with the clothes line, yep--we are livin' in the 50's!

Kel and me in our Chiang Mai backpacker's guesthouse called, "Same Same."

We are tough...or something.

How awesome is this??

Got a little piece of home when Cam & Sarah came to Chiang Mai!

Just your average Friday, giving speeches to a bunch of people

who barely speak English and taking pictures for hours after the event.

Who's the guy on my right and who's the gal staring at Kel??

Our first party in Thailand for Tuk's 38th birthday!

After having the Buddhist holiday, then getting 3 days off for Swine Flu we have had a lot of time to ponder this town of over 60,000 people. Found the best coffee shop, (Wawee); rode our bikes to the local Tesco Express to purchase just about every kind of grocery you can imagine; spent a couple hours at the spa getting a hand, foot and leg massage while Kel got a facial; rented a bunch of DVD's last week that are in English for 15 baht each, (not even $1). We made friends with these boys at a bike shop and they fix ours for free!
It's been a relaxing couple of weeks.
If anything, these last couple months make for a funny story.
9 weeks left and SE Asia Tour 2009 begins!