Smart Kids

Smart Kids is a program we had to teach kids from kindergarden to freshman in high school. We taught them English, Math, Art, and Thai. It was a two week program while the kids were on their break from school. A great time was had by all! The first four pictures are in the classroom! We had 40 kids in the program! I got to teach all of them and they were so much fun! There is just something about teaching kids that brings out the kid in me! We laughed a lot, sang Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes, and we learned a little too!




The next pictures are of the party we had in between the two weeks. My friends from DC were here on a missions trip and they came and shared with the kids at the party! We ate together, practiced speaking English, played Jeopardy, shared testimonies, and they gave out gifts! The kids got balloons, candy, glow in the dark necklaces, and more candy! It was so much fun to share with my friends, Nina and Joel, what I have been doing the past two years! It was really really great to have them here! I am so thankful for them and their team!

Camp in Lampang

When I got back to Thailand at the end of September I got on a bus two days later and went to the camp for our church in Lampang! It was a great camp and lots of fun! There were 60 kids that went and all the leadership was kids! It was awesome! They did an amazing job organizing the camp and making sure everyone felt included! It was awesome! Here is a picture of the entire camp! This is a where's waldo...can you find me?

This picture is of the last night we were there. Each one of us at the camp had a candle and we lit the candles and placed them on the ground in the cross form! It was beautiful when each of us was finished! I loved it! And the kids did too! It was a great camp! There are more pics in the link at the right!
We also played in the waterfall near the place we stayed! In Thailand they play in the water with all their clothes on! It is quite funny at first but now for me it is normal! The things we adapt to are funny! There were natural hot springs there too! It was great to see those and to touch the water! It was literally boiling! I have never seen anything like it before! Some people were boiling eggs in the water but it smelled like sulfur to me. And I hate that smell so I couldn't stay around there too long! Overall it was an amazing camp! I am so glad that I had to opportunity to go!

Summer 2008

Wow! My summer went by fast and it was full of fun events all over America! Since my last post I went to Dallas, DC, NYC, and back to Thailand! It was an amazing summer! I have uploaded many pics from each of the events but I will not blog about each of those events! My best friend Kim did an amazing blog on our NYC trip, 5 girls, 4 nights, in NYC! It was amazing! Her blog is: http://www.thezakaryans.blogspot.com/ Check it out! It was a very good summary! I love my friends! I will upload a few pics here to show you some of the things that happened in September!

For Kendra's birthday we had a swim party and so much fun! There were 6 girls and we just had a fun time together! I have been there for everyone of Kendra's birthdays! She is a special little girl in my life!

For her birthday I gave her a manicure appointment! It was her first ever! She had so much fun! Getting manicures and pedicures is one of my favorite things and so to share it with Kendra was tons of fun!

Hume Lake is one of my favorite places to be! I absolutely love going there every year with my best friend Marci! We celebrate her birthday Labor Day weekend and it is s much fun! Kayaking is one of the must dos and on the lake is one of my favorite places for conversation with Marci! We love it every year!

Another thing we do as a family is walk the lake! This is another place for GREAT conversation! I love Marci's mom and dad! They have adopted me over the years! They are pretty awesome people! I am blessed to have them in my life!


Going to Texas is one of my favorite places to go! I love these two people so much! We had so much fun together! Texas is good for shopping, hanging out on summer nights, and driving in big trucks! Well, this year, Casey and Cheryl thought it would be good to be environmentally conscious and by a Prius. I was picked up from the airport, in Texas of all places, in a Prius. I was a little bit disappointed but I understood! We had a great time together!

Nina is one of my closest friends from college! I have been to DC almost every summer since we graduated! Her friendship is so special to me and I love her so much! Her and her husband Joel support me so well here in Thailand! I love them and their family!

This is their little girl Ella! She is awesome and I loved getting to know her! She is so happy and smiles all the time! I look forward to knowing #2 very soon!

These are my best friends! Kim is the one who has the blog about NY that was awesome! This trip started in Texas and from Texas I went to DC and from DC I went to NYC to meet my girls!! It was an amazing fantastic time together! Check out her blog!

My summer was great! It was so fun to be with all my friends and family and do amazing things! The next blog is about Thailand! I am back!