Marriage and Visas and Tigers, Oh My!

We're finally married!! Well we have been for almost four weeks now, but now that the huge project of planning everything for a wedding is over, we're looking ahead to Thailand and starting to get REALLY excited. We are about $400 away from paying the trip off (woohoo!), the semester is almost over, we're (hopefully) going to be able to apply for and get our Visas in time, and we are definitely going to hold baby tigers in Thailand.

We went to a training meeting the other day that got us really pumped. Here are some tidbits of cultural stuff we learned:

• There are no chopsticks in Thailand. Bummer!
  
• Elephants are supposedly raised on farms, and you can just walk up to the farmers and ask to go on an elephant ride. I'll believe this one when it happens!
• Thai currency is called 'baht,' and there are 31 bahts to 1 US dollar
• We're probably going to get pro at badminton
• Past volunteers have ridden ostriches!
• We'll visit waterfalls, gardens, and temples on the weekends
  
• Thai culture is based on seniority, so when two people meet, the younger of the two bows to the older.
• The time difference between Utah and Thailand is 13 hours. So basically add an hour to our time and switch it to the AM if you're in PM, or vice versa
  

..and that's a random list but it's all I can remember. We're excited to have some amazing cultural experiences, pick up the language, take lots of pictures, and go to church in Thailand! All of that and more in less than a month!

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The countdown begins to May 8th!

Welcome, and a huge thank you!!

If you're reading our blog for the first time, welcome!! You likely received a letter from us asking for donations to go towards our program fee, and we're truly thankful for everyone who has given us money so far! We've been blown away by the generosity, and we're grateful for the enthusiasm everyone has shown for us to have this experience. I promise this blog will become more exciting..we're working on Visas and immunizations right now, oh yes and planning a wedding, but it will be full of wondrous things come May 10th.

Thanks again for your generosity! You're helping us help the world, and we couldn't do it without you!

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Not Your Typical January Temps

Weather in Provo, weather in Thailand...




That's 73 degrees at night!! Can we go yet??