Yes, this weekly update is a couple of days late. It is also the shortest one yet (although it is also the longest in one aspect). While last week was mostly one of fun and games — the Old Phuket Town Festival taking up Sunday, Monday and Tuesday plus Valentine's Day on Thursday — this … Continue reading The Week That Was #2019-07 (Jumbo Video Edition)
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Happy American Thanksgiving!
Today is the fourth Thursday in November, annually celebrated in the United States as Thanksgiving Day since 1941. It was on this date – 26 November – in 1789 that President George Washington proclaimed a national day of Thanksgiving and in 1863 that President Abraham Lincoln set Thanksgiving Day as the final Thursday of November. … Continue reading Happy American Thanksgiving!
In the Midst of an Unexpected Parade
Working in Thailand you quickly learn to expect the unexpected. Even if you try to keep up with the myriad of holidays, Buddhist special events, and other surprising disruptions to the workday you will still miss something. Thus, I wasn't too shocked to find my school completely deserted upon arriving to teach my first lesson … Continue reading In the Midst of an Unexpected Parade
Mark Joseph Jochim 