Tales from Thailand
These published micro memoirs are quick 3-5 minute reads
Fostering Love
Booking flights, scheduling vaccines, and starting to learn Thai were the easy items on our to-do list. Finding a foster family for our cat was altogether another matter.
This essay won first prize in the Bethesda Urban Partnership 2022 Essay Contest. Read it in Bethesda Magazine (July/August 2022, Volume 19, Issue 4, page 72).
First Morning Chorus
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On our first day as kindergarten teachers in Thailand, my husband and I meet our class and get a taste of the magic, and the challenges, that lie ahead.
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Read the essay in Passager (Issue 70, Winter 2021, pp 14-16).
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Listen to an excerpt, featured on the podcast Burning Bright (March 1, 2022 issue).
Orchids on the Water
The autumn full moon festival, Loy Krathong, is a national holiday to honor water spirits, cast off bad karma, and welcome what Thai people call the cold season.
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Read the essay in Anak Sastra (Issue 46, February 2022, pp 63-67)
Teacher, Mother, Mentor, Other
A Chinese teacher at our school in Thailand dreams of moving to America to teach Chinese. But first she must score well on the application and overcome her fears.
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Read the essay in Passager (Issue 70, Winter 2021, pp 17-19)
A Little Thai Lesson
Sometimes a little Thai is enough. But sometimes it's not.
Read the essay in Lucky Jefferson (Issue 9, April 2022)