Coffee House

I realize it has been over a week since my last post, and for that I apologize. From now on I am going to attempt to update twice a week.

I have updated the layout of the blog for what I promise will be the last time. I added a little header that I made from a picture I took at Wapato, which is a Buddhist temple in downtown Bangkok. You can also find a link to my flikr photostream, and below that you'll notice links to my teammate's blogs.

Monday was our coffee house (pictures forthcoming) and it went really well. The coffee house is what we spent our first Monday here promoting on campus, and so it was awesome to see the fruit of all that labor. We had a great turnout: about 40 students. Once again we played some ridiculous games, sang some Thai songs, served the Thais dinner, and tried to get to know some of the Thai students. We also introduced the Thais to some American music by way of "Twist and Shout" and "Johnny Be Good" as performed by David Banner and The Farangs, a band comprised of David Banner, Trey Adams, Tim Mills, John Bowles, Lyndsey Janelle, and myself.

I made several connections with some Thai students that night, and as a result, will be tutoring a group of three Thais in English every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday on the campus. It is a little intimidating as I have never really taught before, but I am excited about the opportunity, and hope to pick up some more Thai throughout the process.

I think the night was very successful, and a load of fun. I hope that many of the students will continue to participate in our club, and come to our retreat later this summer.

The coffee house was also great because it inspired our team to be thinking of new and fun events we can host for the students over the next few weeks. It'll be interesting to see what we end up doing in the future.

Tim (our official team leader) is back from the United States, and with that Trey has departed. In a lot of ways Trey felt like our group leader, so it was sad to see him go, but I am excited about getting to know Tim, and our group getting more involved around the area now. Group time every morning has also been a blessing, and a challenge at times.

Our team is really laid back, and we all get along really well, which is such a blessing. I really enjoy everyone on the team, and am looking forward to getting to know everyone even better throughout the summer.

Well, I just finished my green tea, and should probably hit the donut shop before heading back for group time. I'll fill you guys in about down Bangkok and the rest of the past week later tonight. Thank you for your continued prayers.