The Girl in the Red Rubber Boots

Tag: Thailand

  • The Longest Christmas of my Life

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    Hour 1.0 to hour 8.5 One last time, I slept on Amy’s brown leather couch, the soft tropical breezes drifting through the screen door. I rarely have insomnia when I’m in Thailand. Or maybe I do, but the night is so beautiful through the wide windows that I don’t even notice. I dreamed that I…

  • More Flight Drama

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    “I’m sorry, but you can’t fly through Tianjin without a visa.” “What?” “You need to call your travel agent and get another ticket home.” “But…what?” We stood at the checkin desk, bags packed, ready to go home. The lady at the desk looked sympathetic, but she really couldn’t do anything. Our ticket was from Chiang…

  • Into the Thick of Things

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    I was an angel but I had no wings. I fluttered the tails of my long white sweater, hoping the children would get the picture. “I am an angel,” I announced, in case there was any doubt. “My name is Gabriel. I have come from God with a special message for you.” I spoke slowly,…

  • Take a Sad Song, and Make it Better

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    I knew that I’d figure things out eventually and everything would be fine, but sometimes my emotions don’t listen to my logic. I didn’t want to cry, but I felt the tears trickle down the side of my nose anyway. Blast. What was wrong? Let me make a list: I had been traveling for a…

  • Short Bites of Thailand Life

    Short Bites of Thailand Life

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    The Bathroom I love Thai food, but unfortunately Thai food does not always love me. At a restaurant the other day, while sampling a delicious concoction of liver, cilantro, and mint, my insides began protesting, and I knew that I had to find a bathroom. Now. Making hasty excuses to my dinner companions, I dashed…

  • Today I am in Thailand

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    My sister Amy has a life that is far more exotic than mine. Her home has a tile roof and tile floors and tropical flowers dripping into her yard from the tree next door. She lives in Thailand, teaching English at a hole-in-the-wall university at the edge of Chiang Mai. Since travel for me takes…

  • All This and Sunshine Too

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    Today is just a happy productive day. I weeded flower beds, went shopping for sunglasses with Jenny, and picked buckets of strawberries, all in one morning and early afternoon. I wish I could take a bath in sunshine instead of water, because I don’t really like water that much. Drinking sunshine instead of water would…