Thailand Mission and Cultural Trip 2013 – Journal 5

Got to bed last night at 4:00am and was up at 7:30am with a full day ahead of me/us. Kalene remembered the wonderful massages from last year ($6.00 for an awesome hour); so we headed into town. But they were closed today. We took the time to explore the town and the market. Those of you who were here before will appreciate the photos on my photo website. After lunch I do a detailed orientation; and we had the President, VP for Student Administration, Dean of Deans, and Dean of Elijah Hall stop by. Then on to Tesco Lotus! As usual we stopped by the big

Fruit stand for a cultural tasting-experience. Of course that experience extended at our dinner at our usual pizza hangout where the veggie delight has corn in the topping; and the Swensen’s ice cream. But we didn’t do the Hurricane with 8 scoops of ice cream in one dish and everyone eating out of it! The top experience was the Durian tasting. Zoe’s face (below) says it all! We ended the day with Vespers at the Auditorium. It was worthwhile; but many of us were knocking in and out (for Jamaicans, “bucking down de place”). Remember we got in at 3:00am; and Vespers was at 5:00am Pacific Coast time – for many the time for the sweetest sleep!