It offcially offcial

Well it is officially official, we've been here TWO months! Yesterday Tang said that the other group said the last two months went way fast! I got a little teary eyed when thinking about leaving the kids! It's crazy to think this experience is almost over! We are going to Chang Mi this weekend and that means I GET TO RIDE AN ELEPHANT! I really can't even wait! We went to church today, it was really good. The missionary that translates for us is going home soon and he is really weird around five American girls, I wonder why? haha On the way home we went to the train station where we had to pay triple for the train (we still don't know why) and they said it'd be there at two! So it was around twelve thirty so we thought oh that isn't to bad! It didn't come or leave tell after three haha It was okay though! It could be worse that is for sure. The flooding here is worse than it's been in decades so a lot of people are out of homes and food. The flooding has killed close to 300 people but where we are is pretty safe. We've been going on lots of bike rides lately and Hannah and I went on one just yesterday. We were sitting on this bridge enjoying some muffins when a lady drove by motioning us to come with her. Of course we just waved and looked back to our view of the river. Suddenly she comes back and starts speaking Thai! We say Mai Thai but she just keeps on going. So we call Tang and She speaks to her over the phone. Tang says to go with her because we are sitting at the entrance of a temple and she will take us inside, she then says if she starts taking you to far turn around and call me ASAP. So a little worried but with no bad feelings we followed her. She took us thirty seconds to this little outside food restaurant where she got us some water (we were sweating so bad) a coke and some juice haha Then she motioned for us to pick what we wanted to put in our noodle soup. We choose what we needed and the lady cooked them for us. They tried getting the cooks little girl to speak to us but she was to scared haha They feed us a great meal and sent us on our way. They are so nice here! Tang said that we can't do that anywhere outside of Phichit because it wouldn't be safe but here it's okay. We rode around for a long while after that, we turned down a dirt road when we heard quacking. We pulled over and got off our bikes to see hundreds of ducks! The first thing I thought of was my dad and uncle Ron and how they would kill to going hunting here haha We think it was a  duck farm but who knows. Everything is going well here and time is flying!

Not to much to say

There isn't a lot to say! haha Yesterday we took care of lesson plans, taught, and just hung out! We are all doing really well and just can't believe how fast the week goes by. I'll post some pictures of our service activity! Enjoy!

 Our second stop was so flooded we took a boat! SAFETY FIRST

 Our second stop, these are the boxes that were filled with food!

 We all tried to do the squat! They look so normal but we look like we were trying to go potty! haha

 This was our third and final stop for the day!

 this little  boy but the yellow thing up right as I took the picture! He was naked! haha

 This is what most roads look like here...basically a river!

They all sat down while we tried to get ready for them!

A little taste of Humble Pie

Today was so AWESOME!! As I have said before the flooding here is so terrible. There are no trains running, no buses, just your own car and the airplanes.  Because people can't travel to get their food, this is usually because the don't have a boat to get through the water, we got the opportunity to go and take them food. There were three stops today. The first stop we were taken to the front and introduced, people clapped for us like we were the ones providing the food. There were many volunteers but of course we were the only white ones. I thought we'd be giving food to around 20 families, people were squished into this room all holding green tickets. Suddenly I felt so emotional, this was our first stop and I'm already feeling guilty is all I could think. Great. Person after person came through the line, some young some old, some stricken with illness, but all so happy. Each person came through the line and we put something in their grocery bag. We hopped into the back of the truck for our second destination, this time we got in boats and floated a long way down the "river", I'm pretty sure it wasn't the river just a lot of flooded land. We hopped out, getting the same glorious greeting. People were going out of their way to make sure we were okay and had anything we needed. People were taking care of us when we didn't need to be taken care of at all. As we got back on the boat we climbed in the truck and made our way to the third and final destination.  As we drove I pulled my sunglasses down and let a few tears slip from my eyes as I thought about everything that I have at home. I never have to worry about when it rains to much, I never have to wonder if I'm going to eat that day, Today is the first day I've truly cried. Suddenly my life and my "problems" didn't matter. Suddenly it wasn't to hot or humid outside. We arrived at the third place to find people clapping as we pulled up. I watched as people got up to run to form a line, every person that walked by said thank you. Every person was so thankful to be getting the tiniest bit of food for who knows how many people. Some were trying their best to speak English to us, you could see the tears in their eyes as they were handed the food. It seemed to them we were giving them hope, that some how we were improving their lives. But honestly I know we were just giving them one more meal, it is they who gave something to me. I can't help but think how strong these people are compared to me. I can't describe how today made me feel. It made me happy, it made me sad, it made me wish that I could give everything I own to them. I am thankful for today. I realize never will I feel those exact emotions again. I want to savor today. I think I got a little taste of humble pie today.

Give some service!

Today we watched General Conference! Hannah made some yummy Cinnamon rolls and I'm pretty sure I ate three of them haha Ake, our native coordinator, asked what we learned in General Conference, this is my reply: I learned that I need to study the Book of Mormon and make sure I'm really understanding what is being said because this is a great guideline to keep me on the path that will lead me to my Heavenly father. I learned that if I earnestly pray before I study, also night and morning prayers the Savior will show me the way to become like him.  My favorite talk was about serving others and giving charity. It was said that "We need not plan out service but rather be ready to serve at any time because there are some who are lost and don't even know it." A few days ago Hannah and I were out for a walk when we heard this loud truck across the road. We turned to see a young girl pushing the back of a  truck, trying to get it unstuck from the mud. Hannah looked and me and me at her, without hesitation we checked for cars and walked across the street.  The truck had been parked on grass that had became mud soaked from the flooding here. Understanding the probably didn't speak English we motioned with our hands and stood next to the girl. Pushing and Pushing after five or ten minutes the truck lunged forward. Almost all the way to the road, the truck found another weak spot and sunk down in the grass. After many more minutes of pushing it wouldn't come unstuck. The man driving the truck opened the tailgate and motioned for us to jump up and down on the back to apply more weight. I looked at Hannah and said "finally our American weight is good for something!" We began jumping. I don't think I've ever had more fun haha I was laughing and jumping, almost forgetting there was a purpose in jumping. Then just like that the truck jumped forward onto the road! We walked away, both feeling so good. I am glad me and Hannah could recognize when someone needed our help, it wasn't anything big and it may not change their lives but it's good to know we could help them. By reading my scriptures in the morning and praying to my Heavenly Father that I would be able to recognize those that needed help I was able to notice the people across the street needing an extra hand to push. Today I talked to my parents, which was great. My mom was more than willing to help one of the girls with her fafsa! After my mom hung up she thanked me so much for having my mom do that because her parents refuse to help her. Those of you who know my mom know she is the most caring and nice lady on this earth. After saying thank you she said "You know, you remind me a lot of your mom." No, she doesn't know my mom well but that is probably the BEST compliment I have ever received.

I made it through the week alive

Our first week is complete teaching over 20 kids! My computer charger broke recently so it's hard to get on the computer cause I have to use others girls computers. But me and Hannah Banana went for a 3 hour bike ride the other day. We rode all the way out to the middle of no where where there was nothing but beautiful tree's, it is so green, wet and calming. It's a good time to think. I like going with Hannah cause we can not talk but have so much fun! When we first started biking a scooter pulled along side of us with two kids and a guy. He was slowing down and yelling in Thai, people usually force their kids to wave at the white people so I figured this guys was just going to the extreme. The little girl on front had a giant balloon in front of her face so I couldn't see her but as soon as the wind caught it...SURPRISE it was MEW MEW!! She is maybe 2 and has the cutest smile. All of the sudden I found myself almost crashing saying Mew!! Hi Princess!! haha She got this huge smile on her face! It was so exciting to see her outside of class haha

I'm Bringing Home a baby bumble bee

Well goodness! We got FOUR new kids today! It's so crazy, we only teach three hours but goodness I am so tired by the end. Today we made bumble bee's in arts and crafts! My older boys favorite song is "I'm bringing home a baby bumble bee" They love to wipe off the bee on the teachers and run away screaming when we try to wipe our bumble bee's on them haha They loved them! We used yellow paint (of course) but it was so messy, I had kids wiping their hands on me and on their own clothes but good thing is washable!

 We also went and got a choco banana smoothies from our favorite little coffee shop! They are always so nice and give us free food haha She also speaks English which is really cool.

These are some of the pictures of our bike ride in the rain!! It just stopped raining and we are so wet!! haha School is going a lot better and it's fun to be with all of them.

I'm just biking in the rain

Today for lunch I got the most delicious smoothie!! It was only 1...yes my friends one dollar! The kids just got out of school around here so it's summer time, which means that we have about a billion new kids trying to learn English! Our classes are so full and it's kinda hectic! After class we went for a bike ride...Two minutes into our ride we experienced the down pour of rain!!! We kept riding around and went to the middle of no where. It was so beautiful there, it was quiet and so calming. We got home and showered off and then off to tesco we went to get some ingredients for Yokes Quiche. Now we are chillin and I'm strangely watching Yoke look at my blog haha Good Day Good Day