A middle school in Iowa sent HOB 100 stuffed animals! Apparently a teacher or staff person had been here with a team a while ago. Siriporn, Ing, Melanie, Nam, and I unpacked them. Each stuffed animal had a note from a student on it. The girls were so excited! I took pictures of each of them to send back to the school. Here are a few of them.
This is Malee, she translates for me
I call this girls Kitty for three reasons 1)her name "Gittiaporn" sounds like "Kitty" 2) She reminds me of a kitten and 3) I just finished rereading Anna Karenina :D :D :D
Hi Grace! I just caught up on your blog--thanks for sharing such wonderful stories and photos! Do you feel settled into your new time zone and culture? I remember feeling so tired at the end of every day my first month in Japan! So much to see and experience and jet lag on top of it! We are praying for you.
Thank you! Actually, I've adjusted very well. On the way here, I stayed awake for 35 hours in order to see Switzerland. So when I finally fell asleep, it was in the right time zone and I never suffered very much from jet lag :D. If I eat too much spicy food I feel a little sick, but nothing serious. I'm very grateful that I haven't been distracted from enjoying any experience by sickness or fatigue!!!
Thanks for the great pictures! How great that someone thought of the girls and did something sort of small that made them so happy!
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Hi Grace! I just caught up on your blog--thanks for sharing such wonderful stories and photos! Do you feel settled into your new time zone and culture? I remember feeling so tired at the end of every day my first month in Japan! So much to see and experience and jet lag on top of it! We are praying for you.
ReplyDeleteThank you! Actually, I've adjusted very well. On the way here, I stayed awake for 35 hours in order to see Switzerland. So when I finally fell asleep, it was in the right time zone and I never suffered very much from jet lag :D. If I eat too much spicy food I feel a little sick, but nothing serious. I'm very grateful that I haven't been distracted from enjoying any experience by sickness or fatigue!!!
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