Blogs from North-West Thailand, Thailand, Asia - page 11

Today was a chilled day as we had the morning off so I woke up around 0800 and went down to eat breakfast. We had some of the delicious snowballs filled with pork and custard. J After breakfast, a few of us walked to a coffee shop near the college and I got some Thai tea. It was a beautiful coffee shop that had lots of plants. That is one big thing I am going to miss going back to the United States…all the beautiful greenery that is here. I love walking around amidst the beautiful plants and flowers. I think plants make any building or area look amazing. After we walked back from the coffee shop I spent some time reading and then we had lunch (Khao soi which is my favorite! Chicken and noodles, ... read more

Woke up today feeling refreshed, positive, and ready for another day in Thailand! My “me time” last night seemed to prove successful. This morning we went to the Maliwan Coffee shop a few places down from BCNC and this was beautiful place! It was everything that my heart craved, coffee and delicious drinks and tons of hanging plants and pots everywhere on their porch. A good sized group of us ventured out together and the owner was so happy to see us and ask us questions about ourselves. I guess she doesn’t get a 8+ American young women in her shop every day! It was a little retreat for me and so much fun. I ended up going back an hour later as Mary lost a ring and went to search for it there. The shop ... read more

It was awesome to enjoy a free morning back at the college and decompress from the eventful, sun-filled weekend. I woke up feeling so exhausted and still with a headache so I took some medicine and went down for breakfast. I talked to my dad a little on the phone and shared in his excitement about the Eagles going to the Superbowl!!! I wish I was there to celebrate with him, but I wouldn’t trade being here for the world. I took the morning slow and enjoyed being free and without responsibility for a while before the conference. After the morning off, we had lunch and got ready in our professional clothes for the conference. We walked down to this beautiful conference room that was covered in white and peach lace with lots of tables and ... read more

Wednesday Today we visited a nursing home that houses poorer elderly. It was very different from nursing homes back in the states. The first thing I noticed was the karaoke in the common area (which was actually outside). Some of the men and women were also dancing to the music. I don’t know if this is a regular activity for them, but it looked fun! Most of them are very active and are able to move on their own. The men and women live in separate areas so we visited each area. The men were all sitting around tables and looked stoic. The women were all sitting on the ground knitting or just sitting peacefully. They could easily get up and down from the ground (something that I struggle to do sometimes tbh). We also visited ... read more

Todays weather was beautiful, as usual. Oh how i’ll miss the sunny 70’s once i return to the States. I’ll probably go into temperature shock from the cold! This morning I slept in until 8:15am, which was a blessing. I really needed the extra sleep. My morning consisted of “free time”, so I caught up on my weekend journals, and did my devotions. This afternoon everyone attended a nursing conference at BCNC. A few different nursing colleges from the northern region of Thailand attended. Each college completed a presentation on a non-communicable disease. It was really cool to hear about what different colleges are doing to prevent NCD’s. I appreciated everyones attempts to do their presentations in all english. They all did a greta job! I wouldn’t have been able to do a presentation in Thai, ... read more