Everything looks so different in summer. Having been in CA
for a long, I have to readjust to this change. A swimming pool in the backyard
has been enjoyed by housemates and their friends. A garden patch has started to
thrive. Once in a while, a housemate brings home arranged flowers.
Hello to my former student (Larry Redmon) and his family—Nantanat,
his beautiful wife, cute children Khun Seuk and Yiwa (I love these poetic
names). Goodbye to Ajaan Samerwad and Bruce Howard who are heading to
Japan. Bruce had been a Peace Corps
volunteer in Songkhla few decades ago. At the gathering, I also met Mui (Mancharee) and P’Wongpen who are also
from Songkhla. It's a small world after all.
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We organized two one-week (half day) workshops for teachers of Burmese, Indonesian, Lao, Malay, and Thai. Promoting self-reflection was the goal. The teachers shared experiences and, hopefully, learned something new to apply to teaching. A follow-up already took place. More to come.
Yoga on Wednesday, a ribbon cutting of a new wing by Secretary Hillary Clinton, and Library Display on Iceland keep life around workplace interesting and exciting.
