I have been in Thailand 1 year and 4 days.
I look forward to many more days and years in my beautiful host country.
The day after I arrived last year I had my introduction to the nursing dorm in a fun and interesting ceremony. You can see the pictures on, I'm pretty sure, my first post for this blog.
A year has passed and we just had the same ceremony. This Thai festival originates in the idea that each person has many souls, or spirits, and when you move you have to invite your spirits to your new house. We use it as a welcome party and a time for the teachers to bless the new students. It starts with the students doing a giant 'London Bridge' style game with their schoolmates and teachers. Then there is a traditional Thai family style meal then plays and dances by the students. They were still partying hard when I left at about 11 PM.
I love these moments of spending time with all of my wonderful new friends.
The Dean of Nursing and other teachers.
I’m really glad you came. I’ve valued having you in my life over the past year.
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