Tomorrow I will leave for Bangkok, Thailand. It's hard to believe it's already here. This has been a wacky year for me and I'm glad that the change has finally come. It will be nice to finally move away from the memories that are all around me.
I have been so blessed in the planning of my move. The process has been extremely smooth, my family has been tremendously helpful, and my friends in Thailand have been so gracious. I hope that they can know how appreciative I am for their help.
My plane leaves at 8:35pm MDT. My family will meet me before-hand to say goodbye, etc. I then fly to LAX. From LAX, I fly to Hong Kong. From Hong Kong finally to Bangkok. The entire process will take about 25 hours. I'm not really looking forward to sitting in a seat for that long.
When I get to the other side, I will get a taxi to take me my reserved apartment. I hope that I am ready to speak Thai to the driver haha. I think once I get my lease signed and I am in the apartment, I can set my bags down and take a huge sigh of relief in feeling secured. It's weird to think about, but the only thing I'll really have will be my apartment, and in that sense, it will be my sanctuary, my fortress of solitude. I think I'll slap a bunch of movie and music posters as well as an American flag on the walls just to feel a little closer to home.
After that I'll have four days to just chill, get acclimated, and check out Bangkok. On Monday, I'll start the CELTA class, which I am very much looking forward to. I'm glad I have the class right away as to sort of get my mind off of the move and focus on something exciting. The CELTA class will be intense and I'm ready for it. I've already read the books that cover all the material haha. Hopefully it will just be a refresher for me and I can focus on the assignments.
Prayer Requests
Please pray for my mom. I think the stress of me leaving has caused her to become slightly ill. Pray that God would comfort her and help her to feel at peace with what is happening.
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