“I scerrrrred!” I asked Asha, “what did you say?” Again, “I SCERRRRED!!! CARRY ME!” Thinking to myself, “oh, of course, ‘I scared!’” Next thought: “of what?” Asha, adamantly pointing past my shoulder, “THAT ONE!” This conversation has been a regular occurrence since arriving in the Land of Smiles. Unfortunately for Asha, it is often associated with her Thailand Bucket List. Since telling her that we were going to Thailand, she would tell me on a regular basis exactly what she wanted to do here: “Mummy, mummy! I eat noodles in Thailand? And, and… I drink juice? I ride elephant and swim in ocean?” Looking into her earnest brown eyes, I assured Asha that yes, she would be able to check all of those items off her list. So it was with much excitement and anticipation that
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