Howdy friends and family! Wow!! Today has been a day! We started the morning at the school adding some finishing touches to our sinks. Yippeeee! After spending a few hours at the school, we all loaded into the van and headed to grab some lunch in the city. Since we are in Thailand we thought we would really branch out and get some pizza(: When we had stuffed as much as possible into our stomach’s, we went back to the church where things started to get exciting. Khem invited his friend over to teach us Tai Dam dance that we will be performing in front of the entire school tomorrow! We may not be the best dancers, but I think it is safe to say we will get a few laughs from the students!! After working up an appetite, we headed to the school where some of the administration and faculty members prepared dinner for us. We ended the night dancing and singing our hearts out with good old karaoke (shout out to Sai for knowing the words to Baby by jbiebs). Tonight is our last night at the church, and tomorrow morning we have an opening ceremony at the school before heading to Mahidol for our final closing presentation. It is crazy to think how fast time has flown! It seems like just yesterday the team was buying our plane tickets and planning for this trip. I remember feeling nervous to be so far from home in a new place experiencing a new culture. However, from the moment we arrived in Don Kang the team was welcomed by the community and we are extremely thankful for all they have done for us! We are thankful for the women that woke up early in the morning and stayed late to make sure that we had delicious food to eat every meal. We are thankful for Pastor Dar who acted as our second mom for the past few weeks, whether it was cutting our hair, teaching us how to make spring rolls, or listening to us complain about our day. We are thankful for Pastor Mike and Uncle Wit for coming in clutch with their help on the pipes and constantly being their when we needed them! We are thankful for Pastor Chalao and the entire Church of the New Covenant for sharing their home with us and making sure we were always comfortable. We are thankful for Parsit for being the best contractor ever and making sure our project ran smoothly. We are thankful for the students at Ban Thap Luang school for greeting us every morning with huge smiles and lots of hugs. Last, but certainly not least we are thankful for Khem for making this entire project possible. He constantly kept a smile on our faces with his stories and jokes! His generosity towards others is awe inspiring and we are all a little better for knowing him!!! When we all head our separate ways in a few days, we will definitely be leaving a little part of our heart in Don Kang. Thanks for reading!!
Signing Off, Julie
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Lisa
6/14/2018 10:53:01 am
sounds incredible Julie!! miss you so much
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ELIZABETH SMITH
6/14/2018 10:53:18 am
So proud and such amazing work!!
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Caroline Jones
6/14/2018 10:54:49 am
Julie you’re a rockstar!!! Miss you, come home :)
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Grace Tracy
6/14/2018 11:19:49 am
Thanks for the update Julie!!! Sounds like you are learning and experiencing at lot. Thanks for sharing.
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6/14/2018 11:24:01 am
Well written, Julie! So proud of you and the work that UT is doing in the world! What starts here really does change the world!
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Claire Delarosa
6/14/2018 11:34:09 am
Agh stop making me look bad...
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Rhonda
6/14/2018 02:21:05 pm
What an amazingly experience Julie! So grateful for all that you have done and all that you have given back to the community in Thailand! You are an inspiration to us all! Can’t wait to see you and have you back home in Texas!!
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Caroline Ruff
6/14/2018 04:32:16 pm
You are amazing!!!!!! So proud of you and can’t wait to see you!
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Dana
6/14/2018 06:59:00 pm
You’re awesome julie - love to hear all the good work!!! Keep it up champ
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