Blue, Aj, Josh, Manat, and I at the Underdogs Church in Selaphum, Thailand. 6 hours in a bus, 2 hours in the back of a truck (VIP truck) and there you have it. We had some delicious rice-hashbrown thing and our stomachs all feel ok for the first time. These guys are great.

Aj and I taking a quick nap. quick being 3 hours on concrete. our sleeping schedule is still a mess

Merry Christmas

Not sure when we'll have access to a computer again....Merry Christmas to all!

We made it.

We were hugely blessed at LAX by all getting on the same flight. The ride was long, but exciting. We arrived to Bangkok and Pastor Manat was only expecting 2 of us. We piled 6 adults (including lengthy James) into a little car and drove to a local church. Trust me, its not what you are thinking. The concrete floors were a little different from a comfort inn. Our bodies are still adjusting to the 14 hour time difference and spicy Thai food. We are driving through the night tonight to our next spot. The coming days should get pretty intense!
Josh

Fly Day

Good morning! We are out in about an hour.....we will be there in 17 hours and one day...ya. all fly time. very excited, very pumped! Love.

Getting close

Less than a week away! The days are going slooooooow. I'm like a kid on Christmas Eve. Speaking of, we're going to spend Christmas with some new Thai friends. What a great chance to get to clash some cultures! I'm trying to think if Luminarias and elephants mix...nope.
Better keep practicing my Thai phrases (I currently "know" 5) because we'll be there soon.
-james

what would you put in your backpack for 3 weeks?

this question is one that i've been thinking about a lot lately. We've decided that we'll only bring backpacks... and small ones at that. We'll carry everything on the plane for our 20 hour travel.
It really makes more sense this way. After talking to Miles (our friend and brother here that is helping us with our journey), we're going to be traveling a bunch once in Thailand and no one wants to lug a ton of stuff around. Kinda makes you re-think your Americanness. Do you really need more than 3 shirts and 2 pairs of pants? I'm not sure that we do. I'm happy to have this chance to take a step back from this crazy paradigm and look at things in a different light.
-james