Sawadeeka!

...THAT means HI. Kap kun ka means thank you...oops! You guys probably wouldn't have known the difference anyways, right? : ) Anyways, just wanted to clarify.
So we just got done with dinner here...Thai food is amazing, but it's totally different than the Thai food I've experienced in Chi-town. Every meal is the same...there's no difference between breakfast and dinner, it's kind of crazy. There is rice at every meal, and then some kind of mysterious meat, usually seafood. We've seen some interested things since we've been here. I've been brave and have tried most of what has been placed in front of me...it's also the "right" thing to do in this culture. By saying "no" to something offered is often considered rude. Seafood is very common here as well...seeing that we're right on the coast it makes sense.
Driving through Thailand's country side on the way to different camps, I've been able to see things that you'd see in National Geographic...it's amazing! Little tin houses in the middle of NO WHERE...their lifestyles are SOO primitive. I see it, but when I actually think about it it amazes me...that is their life! I'm here for a few weeks and I'm definitely seeing and experiencing the culture, but then I leave and go back home to the U.S. where I could have pretty much anything I need or want...that's not the case here. We often think, "oh, I feel so bad for these people" but to them, this is it, this is all they know. It's evident that they're content with what they have b/c they are always smiling and so polite...they treat us (Americans) so well. I'm not sure why, but it's been happening everywhere we go. They keep giving and giving, even if they don't have much of anything. It's been quite the challenge to look at what God has given me and what I do with it, you know.
Anyways, like I said, we're off to Bangkok tomorrow to catch our flight to Puket. We'll have a few hours to check out the city, which I'm really excited about.

Thanks again for your prayers!

Sher