by Chris | Expat Life, Lifestyle |
Our time in Thailand was up. At least, it was for a little while. For the month of June, we embarked on our first trip back home to America after living abroad for more than a year. We knew even before our bags were packed that this visit would be bittersweet. We’d...
by Chris | Expat Life, Lifestyle |
I remember when I started shopping at our local Thai market. Chris and I were settling into our new townhouse in Chiang Mai and adjusting to life abroad. The conventional nine to five was far behind us and we were still excited and intrigued by everything. I was...
by Chris | Destinations, Expat Life, Lifestyle, Northern Thailand |
We were delighted to be invited to a traditional Thai monk blessing ceremony as the 2013 year came to a close. This celebration was on behalf of our good friend, Bee, who runs a guesthouse and restaurant in Chiang Mai. It was the first Thai ceremony we experienced...
by Chris | Destinations, Expat Life, Lifestyle, Northern Thailand |
If someone told us three years ago that we would be unconventionally living as young expats in Chiang Mai, Thailand we would have laughed. Not because it wouldn’t have sounded amazing, but because we would have thought it to be absolutely impossible,...
by Chris | Expat Life, Lifestyle |
As your family and friends find out that you’re moving to Thailand, are they convinced you will be stranded in some undeveloped country with limited access to running water and electricity? Do they keep mixing up Thailand and Taiwan? Does it make you want to...
by Chris | Expat Life, Lifestyle |
We are still pretty shaken up and in disbelief from the position that we were thrown into this afternoon. A typical ride home after picking up Angela from school turned into an ordeal that we won’t soon be able to forget. It has been less than five hours since...
