What I wake up to...

Just thought I would let you see what I see when I wake up.  The first picture is my view through two doors directly ahead of me.  The second picture is my view through a window, over my balcony, to the left of me.

 

My first new update

Hello everybody.  I hope that you have not missed me as much as I have missed you, let me give you my first new update (and update my contact information):

Summer went well.  I had many wonderful highlights, such as:

1.  Seeing family.  Between the new Becky Siever's wonderful wedding and another classic Isebrand family reunion, I was able to see all of my grandparents, most of my aunts, uncles, and cousins, my sisters and my new niece Meridel.  All in all, some very wonderfun (yes, wonderfun) events.  I can only hope that next summer will be as good in this respect, maybe another Isebrand/Kearns wedding?  We shall see...

2.  See friends.  Almost as cool as seeing my family, was seeing my friends.  I was able to have several roommate and former staff reunions, as well as see many, many other people that I adore.

3.  Professional development.  A week in St. Johnsbury, Vermont made me AP certified and a whole lot smarter.  Also, I got to shoot some guns.

4.  A reintroduction to my xbox.  Yes xbox, I missed you too.  Pulling it out was possibly not my greatest moment, but there was some high quality gameplay.

My flight back went very well, almost horribly, but very well.  After reading my itenerary wrong, I thought that I had a 10 hour layover in Seattle and 16 hour layover in Seoul, South Korea.  In fact, both layovers ended up being less than an hour, and involved me running like a like a headless chicken to get a boarding pass while the rest of the plane boarded.  I was sad to not get the special individual touch tv screens on any of the flights, but was fortunate to have brought a book along.  As it turns out Steve, I can read (no pictures...).

I got in around midnight, got a taxi to my new place, and have started moving in.  Yes, I have a new place.  I really enjoy it, hopefully I will put up some pictures when I am fully moved in (right now: such a mess, such a large, large mess...).  With my new place comes some new contact information:

Both of the school addresses are the same, the second is good for packages:

Gary Kearns

QSI International School of Phuket

PO Box: 432

Phuket 83000

Thailand

 

Or:

Gary Kearns

QSI International School of Phuket

81/4 Moo 1 Chalermprakiat R. 9 Rd

T. Kathu, A Kathu

Phuket 83120

 

My phone number has also changed.  I still have the same cell phone number, but no longer have the landline.  Keep in mind, there is a 12 hour time difference and as much as I love you all, I do not like calls at ungodly hours of the night (or morning).

From America, dial: 011 66 857-833-426  (The first set of numbers is the country code, followed by the cell area code, followed by my actual cell phone number, calling from Thailand you want to add a "0" to the front of the cell phone number.)  I suggest using a calling card, possibly one bought online from: thaitel.com

Ok, the final update, not for the faint of heart or weak of stomach.  Seriously.

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Ok, for those of you still reading, I urge you to consider not reading.  I am merely putting this out there, it is your decision to read it, and you will probably regret it. 

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I am sitting here, leaking liquids, out of 5 bodily holes.  Yes, there are the classic three, and I have also managed to throw up out of both of my nostrils.  I am hoping to start crying later so that I can make the claim that 7 bodily holes are leaking, but we'll see.  Real men don't cry, and I am a real man.  Not sure how I got sick though.  Jet lag and a need to go to the bathroom every 10 minutes have complicated my sleep, but I think I am over the worst of it.  All in all, I am still happy to be back, in spite of future-inevitable-dehydration-by-overactive-leaking-bodily-holes.

There.  That was an honest update.  I hope that you are happy and enjoyed it.  Enjoy your meal and solid foods.  I wish I could...