Top 10s

Top ten things I won’t miss about Thailand:
10. Soi dogs
9. Thai politics
8. Soi dogs with cleft palates
7. “Hey you!”
6. Soi dogs wandering into my classroom
5. Thai ice coffee
4. Soi dog’s crap on the streets
3. Rainy season that only decides to actually rain when I am (a) a mile from home with no umbrella or (b) on a ferry to a remote island.
2. Soi dogs with no fur
1. 12-hour overnight: bus rides/train rides/boat rides


Top ten things I will miss about Thailand:
10. Everyone within a mile radius of my home keeping daily logs of where I’m going and where I’ve been.
9. The multi-faceted mass transit system in Bangkok.
8. Daily pilgrimages to 7-11.
7. Visiting the orphanages.
6. Some of my fellow foreign language department teachers.
5. The natural beauty of Thailand including but not limited to: Khao Yai, Railey, Chiang Rai, Ko Tao
4. Budgeting 3 dollars a day for the most amazing Thai food.
3. Language lessons with my laundry lady that end up in giggles about funny translations.
2. Some incredible laborers for God’s kingdom in this country.
1. New, Phong, Priew, Mint, Nook, Wun, Ploy, Baitoey, Nan, Pea, Tey, James, Joon, Phi, Ann, Mew, Meow, May, Ice, and all of my other wonderful students who absolutely made my time in Thailand worthwhile!!