Kim and Jeremy in Thailand

This weekend we went on a trip to a houseboat that belongs to some other members of staff. Houseboat isn't exactly what I would call it, though. There's an area about an hour and a half north of here that was a big valley between some mountains. They built a dam and made a massive reservoir, which they now use as kind of a touristy/vacationy sort of place. The 'houseboat' was really more of a floating cabin. We took about a ten minute boat ride out through the lake to get there, then pulled up to our cabin which is floating on bamboo but tied safely to the shore. There are actually some Thai people who live there, so they cooked for us even. People went swimming, played card games, sang, played guitar...all in all it was a really nice evening. There were 8 staff people and 5 students. We left Friday after school and came back on Saturday afternoon.

Then Saturday night was a big student council kickoff event. These things sure are better attended here than at my high school!! The vast majority of the students came, and brought a massive amount of sugary snacks. They spent the evening playing a variety of sports and games, and hanging out at the pool. We were just the chaperones, but still, a good time was had by all.

Then yesterday we went back to the same church as last week. This time, the pastor spoke (last week was a guest speaker) and we really enjoyed it. We're still open to visiting other churches, but we definitely like this one best of where we've been so far. The only strange thing is that the service starts at 4:15pm, so people can attend a Thai church if they want to. It's a little odd to not go anywhere on Sunday mornings, but I don't think it will take us long to adjust.