I used to believe that I did not take for granted the blessings of being an American citizen or the freedom that came at a price for so many. I think I held as much...

10- squat toilets aren't too bad... Usually. But byop!9 - for being a population of generally tiny people they sure do towels right - much bigger than American hotels8 - chopsticks... learn to use them...

I thought I was prepared for culture shock... but I suppose that is impossible... or it wouldn't be a shock. Arriving in Chiang Mai Thailand was sensory overload. The lights, sights, voices I could not...

My experience at COSA has …challenged me, grown me,broken me, lifted me and enriched me.I have been student, teacher,giver, receiver,nurturer and nurtured. I am amazed at the changes I have seen in these girls. I...

As a culture, the Thai are gracious, happy, gentle people. Seriously, the only exception that I have encountered was a customs agent who was not at all amused that I did not have a return...

I am forever changed - fundamentally and irrevocably changed. To fully explain would require that I coin new terms. No current word seems sufficient. Sitting on the edge of the porch, back propped against the...