I've been enjoying volunteering at the smoothie shop. At first it was awkward because of the farang/ thai barrier. But lately we've been playing games together, laughing, teasing... it's been fun.
I don't quite feel like I fit in with groups of farangs... yet I feel really out of place in groups that are Thai. Maybe I'm reading too much into my feelings of not fitting in that I forget that perhaps no one has a perfect fit in this world. The cookies have been changed in the oven and no longer fit the cookie cutter...
I'm glad I'm staying in Thailand longer.
My parents bought cable today. I knew nothing about it. I used to always protest against us getting cable because it encouraged a couch potato lifestyle. But I've warmed up to it now. I'll just need self discipline.
I babysitted today from 9 am to around 5 pm. I love watching how mothers interact with their kids. Sometimes when the kid does something to really push her button, and I think she's had it... she picks the child up and embraces him instead of the smack I expected from her. I would love to have patience like that.
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i feel the same way about being in groups, not fitting in, most of the time. i remember i went through a phase a while back with school where i started hanging out pretty much only the thais.
i'm glad you're staying longer in thailand.
funny. with cable, thinking the same thing. my parents wanted to get cable for me last year during football season because i would want to go off to the fransiscus house to watch the games. and most of the games were early in the morning. i was opposed to it because i thought it was a waste of money, and also with the couch potato. i think this year, with luke and jaci here, they will, and i wont mind. i think, i hope, i can control myself. and not rationalise with any sort of excuses.
hey. you got a blog. I have one too. you found it and now we can both read each others stuff. that makes me glad.
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