THE END IS NEAR!!!!

So, I’m sitting in Taiwan’s airport….I’ve been watching SNL for five hours and I’m ready for a little depth to my evening. Haha….

I’ve been sitting here for a long time, of course…and even though Taiwan, especially after it rains, is beautiful, I miss Thailand already. Everything.

I miss walking to the San Sai market and being greeted by the ever familiar face of the kind Thai woman who feeds me almost daily on my diet of moo pbing and kao nyo. I miss feeling like I’ve just seen a giant Twinkie as the yellow song-taew pulls up to the curb where I’m standing and picks me up so I don’t have to walk in the drenching heat of Chiang Mai in the afternoon. I miss seeing mountains ALL THE TIME. I miss hearing chinchooks croaking everywhere I go, letting me know that they are aware of my presence and have no desire to make their presence visually known. Tonight I will not fall asleep to the sound of drunken women singing random karaoke songs so loudly it’s hard to even close your eyes, instead I will fall asleep to the sound of the plane’s engines cutting through the Pacific.

I’ve only been gone for a few hours, but I’m well aware of how much I took the wonder of that mesmerizing country for granted. I won’t be riding my precious motorbike anymore, and I won’t be learning how to perfect my basic Thai.

I’ve had a wonderful last few weeks. Work was amazing…I wish I could bundle up the Free Burma Rangers office and take it with me. The people, the work…..I really felt like I had a purpose. Though I don’t lack that feeling back home, I know that this was a different and sincere feeling of having helped people who were suffering from the brutality of their country. If you are unaware of what is going on in Burma right now, get educated. I will miss FBR, and I appreciate the opportunity they gave me to help them, if even for a small amount of time.

I am excited to see my family though…. I’m a very blessed person, thanks to my Saviour. Lord willing I’ll make it through the next day and a half of travel, and be back home in Danvers, Illinois. Thanks for coming along on the ride. ;)