Well, we were very happy that we finally reached the end of this week. It was a very challenging and frustrating week. We had to spend each day reminding each other to not get worked up about things and realize that the Thai's move at a much slower pace than what we were used to back home. However, this week was a good week for getting out and meeting new people. I attended a coffee with ladies at the American Women's Club. After the coffee I spent the rest of the afternoon with a few ladies having lunch and visiting one of the ladies art exhibit at the Neilson Hays Library.
On Saturday John and I went to a bar called Salute to meet up with the owner who is originally from the Grosse Pointe area. We were a bit skeptical as to what type of bar we were walking into at first when we had to ride up an all glass elevator to the second floor. The bar was nice but very quite. We spent some time chatting with the owner and his wife and then headed over to a surprise party. At the party we met a great group of people who work at the U.S. Embassy and all live in the same apartment building. Some of them have been stationed here longer than others but it seems that most of them are typically stationed at a post for about 2 years. It was nice to have the opportunity to hang out with some Americans and chat about life here and getting by in Thailand.
So, tomorrow we are off to Thai school in the morning and then John has the afternoon off. Most business are closed here tomorrow because of the Chinese New Year-the year of the Ox. There are many big celebrations here in Thailand for this holiday. In fact, when I was shopping at Carrefour (which is a lot like a Target) the other day there was a Chinese New Year parade with drums, people in costumes and a very large dragon going up and down the isles. It made my shopping trip very interesting!
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