A very busy Saturday....

I can not find 3X5 lined cards or spiral notebooks. We have looked at all the super stores, I will need a new system. I was looking forward to using the 3X5 cards as my memory tool for names, places, and words. I do need a memory tool!!

I finally saw two Monitor Lizards on land. The Lizards are very observant. They will slip away or freeze. They are very aware. It was great to see them. I love to observe nature and to earn the right to see wildlife. Just like Alaska patience is rewarded. I will keep trying to understand how they life and to learn to watch them.

Yesterday I used film, I have 8 36 exposure rolls to develop, but no predictable place to leave them yet. It felt good to use film. Lately I have been using an Olympus 7070 that I have set for hyper focal distances. I am very happy with how the Olympus works and prefer it to my Canon S70. The Olympus really does capture the moment. I recommend it highly.

I have been trying to contact other places to visit. I found two emails for the Srisangwan School but both of them bounced. I will need to keep searching. I also sent an email to visit the Father Joe Meier's project in Klong Toey. No response yet.

Richard Barrows is coming to visit our community next Sunday. It will be great to have Jit show him around.

I have had a continuing email conversation with some people from STOU. I am hopeful that I will be able to work at the advising center. I will be meeting with Nednapa Intong Monday after I meet with the director of Continuing Education. I also have been emailing Sirirat Wipassilapa about evaluation. I sent her information about UAF Program Review and Program Assessment process from the UAF Provosts web site. I think there are some exciting opportunities to collaborate and share at STOU.

Gmail just added the Thai language as an option, pretty cool, for Thai people anyway!

A family friend, Oy, drove us to Bang Na to see the Index Home Center and a huge open tile store, I think it is branded Boothavorn. Some of the tiles were really beautiful. We got some tile for the kitchen and some things for the house. The Index Home Center was expensive, very high quality, and made me want to be rich!

We also got in touch with NANA and BP this morning, it was Friday in Alaska. It looks like everything will work out. Jit will be able to return to work when we return. I am so crazy I am already planning for when we return home. We have been here just over three weeks.

A busy day!