in Oct 2004 I was finishing my supposide last semester of college. I needed just to take a spanish 3 night class and walk in the spring. Well these two wonderful profs from another school came in and told me about Thailand. Upset I missed the chance to study in Thailand I said "Who cares about debt, I am going to Thailand!"
So in Jan 2005 I set out to Chiang Mai Thailand, I studied Thai language, culture, history, Buddhism. I lived with a Thai family. I lived with hill tribes, I did Tsunami relief work, I also tutored at a Buddhist university, working with a bunch of 2nd-4th year monks. I chose this over another opportunity of teaching at a local Gov't school, I decided I couldn't pass up the chance to work with the monks. But it was a hard decision for me and I didn't know why.
Well as you can see I loved it here (err there, I am sitting in Newark Airport waiting to get home after my month back in the US). So after trying to find a job in the US for 7 months (Have a BA in Marriage consoling, not easy) I said "Hell I miss Thailand, I want to teach" So I returned January 2006, took a teaching cert class and moved back to Chiang Mai. I ended up working at that local Gov't school I passed up the year previous.
Well I soon met a wonderful girl, woman I should say, and we quickly realized everything was right. The wedding ceremony is on 3/31/07 the legal marriage will be much earlier (for visa reasons). She was denied her 30 tourist
But we will get her to meet my dad (my mother had visited me and met her).She is 28 (yes I know you will say she looks 17) Has a BA in English, her MA in TEFL and is just so amazingly sweet, intelligent and beautiful.
Her nickname is Jay
I know I need to get better pictures
p.s. her family loves me, they are also well educated, Both families are excited to be joined together
