Lindley's in Thailand: March 2009

Friday, March 13, 2009

A Cow in the Street

So this morning we got up at 5:45 am to watch the Bedlam basketball game. Go Pokes! We watched the game at our boss's house and had pancakes. On our way home the car in front of us slammed on their brakes and swerved. To our suprise it was a huge cow slowly walking down the middle of the highway...no big deal! It was crazy and we laughed hysterically for about five minutes. Just another day in Thailand!

Thursday, March 12, 2009

A NIGHT AT THE MOVIES!

So we experienced our first movie here in Thailand...it was great and definitely memorable. The movie theatre was located on the 5th level of a mall near our house. We went to see Valkyrie because it was in English with Thai subtitles. We bought our tickets (they were equivalent to about $2) and then we had to pick our seats. They put a chart in front of you and you literally pick your seat while you are in line to buy the tickets...it is hilarious. We passed on the popcorn since it had not butter. When we asked if they had butter they looked at us like we were crazy. The only way we knew what theater to go to was because they were trying to hold a poster of Valkyrie up over a Bolt poster...it was pretty funny to watch. After the previews everyone stands as the national anthem and a tribute to the King is played. Then it was movie time...only because it is extremely rude to show your feet you couldn't relax and put them on the seat in front of you. After the movie we walked out into a 5 story mall that was dark and no one in it. Honestly it was a bit creepy...but it was absolutely so fun and we were so thankful to see a movie in English!

Tuesday, March 10, 2009

DAILY LIFE IN CHIANG MAI

Well we are in our fourth week here in Chiang Mai and it is starting to feel like home! Every morning we wake up and have language from 10-12pm. It is really fun being able to learn a new language but I can't even begin to describe how exhausting it is!! My mind just hurts after two hours of Thai...but the neat thing is that we are able to communicate with Thai people on some level. We normally eat lunch on the side of the road somewhere for about one or two dollars. Most of the time it is delicious, although last week we had a really questionable meal. Every afternoon we have meetings, ministry projects to work on, or language study. On Wednesday afternoon/evenings we do a homework help for college students and Friday we have a party we call "Fantastic Friday." Starting this Saturday we are leading a team back to Mae Wang to start storying with them. We can't wait! Okay so everything here takes 2-3 times longer than in the states. Driving is ridiculous...lines are a suggestion and red lights mean absolutely nothing!! Oh and the crazy thing is that you can park on the highways...when you feel like it just pull over and take up an entire lane! We feel like we are playing Mario Kart on the Wii when we drive here...it is pretty fun. We are attaching some pics of our home so you can see how great it is...it is like living in a loft in a big city. Thank you for all your support...we are hoping to post short stories every few days from now on. Talk to you soon!