Just another stag on his back...

As I was coming in on my motorbike tonight, I saw three stag beetles.  One was on his (or her?) back.  I see them all of the time but I still slow down and look at them.  They are fascinating.

Yesterday as I was leaving, I saw a frog jumping across the road and I had to turn around and take a closer look.  I can't tell you how many hundreds of frogs I have seen since I got here, but I still stop and look at them.

And the lizards...there is nothing else so distracting.  I see dozens of these each day.  This is no exageration.  But, I will be in a conversation with someone and drift out of it because I am watching lizards scurry up walls or across ceilings.

The point is, I still love it here, things are going pretty cool.  And I was able to legitimately make a post titled "Just another stag on his back..." which will most likely get a good reaction from many people who read it.  So I am happy about that too.

Quick thoughts.

Ok, I was in China a week and a half ago and I never wrote about it.  It was a good trip, but the details will come later.  Things are going good here.  I was late home from school due to setting up a few labs for tomorrow and some loose cows on the road creating traffic.  Right now I am drinking a Nescafe and trying to get some lesson planning done.  Both good things.  I continue to to feel very busy but also continue to keep up with what needs to be done.  Thanksgiving is coming and Christmas a short time after that, it feels weird because it is still so very hot here.  Today, at the teacher meeting, it was decided (without any input from me whatsoever) that I will need to dress as Santa for the students.  So my next task is to put together a Santa costume in Thailand.  Can it be done?  Time will tell.  I hope everything is already with all of you who read this.  I miss you but am surviving here.  Lots of love.

  -Gary