Until I learn Thai, I’m going to have to rely on others to help me make contact with the orphanage. Someone who also speaks English… At this stage I’m writing to anyone I can find that has any association at all with the orphanage. I found one man who intercepts and translates emails to the … Continue reading
Posted in September 2011 …
Learning how to talk all over again
So it turns out that not many people speak English in Northeastern Thailand. Go figure. This came as a surprise to me, though I’m not exactly sure why – not many people speak Thai in the Northeastern United States… I should have added “how to speak Thai” to my list of ‘unknowns.’ Seeing as how … Continue reading
If wisdom is knowing what you don’t know, then I got the ‘wisdom’ part covered…
Sensibly – I figure – I need to start wrapping my head around the critical things I don’t yet know: 1) How to contact the orphanage. 2) How to determine what they need. 3) How to provide what they need. Without a framework already in place, it’s dawning on me that half the battle will … Continue reading