Lessons from life on the left side of the Road

It still gets me.
I still get the little panic attack whenever the vehicle we're in goes to turn and pulls into the lane that usually would be head-on traffic!
Like many things, I'm trying to get used to how things run here. Life in Thailand is awesome in almost every way, but here are some things that the team and I are having the most fun/difficulty with:

No bags on the floor.
In Thailand it is very bad taste for your bag to be on the floor, because they assume that inside your bag is your wallet, and inside your wallet is your money, which has the King's face on it. So by setting your bag/wallet/money on the floor, you are putting the King's face on the floor. Not a good idea.

Don't point your foot at anyone.
Here they're belief is that your head is the most holy place of you body (which should also not be touched unless it is a very small child. Another big thing we're trying not to do. Seriously...next time you visit your cute little cousin or see your little brother see how long it is until you touch their head. Especially when their hug puts it right where your waist is.), and your foot by simple logic is the least holy place of your body. Makes sense; its muddy, its rainy, you sweat a lot, its kinda gross. So by pointing your foot or even worse, showing someone the bottom of your foot is just about the worst cuss word you can say to someone.

Fruit is cheap...and weird. This little dude is called a Rambutan, it looks like a little puff ball with a little white egg inside. It's tough to explain the flavor...cuz I've never had anything like it before. And the other is a dragon fruit. Named rightly so due to its color. Kinda tastes like a kiwi on the inside.

Dragon Fruit

Rice is a way of life.

Self explanatory.

All in all we're becoming pretty settled here. There are still things that are way weird or just a little off, but in all honesty I love it and feel quite at home. Hope this gives you a little taste of what the little quirks in life are like 12 hours around the world.

We definitely appreciate your prayers and random quirks about life back home. Pray for unity and picking up the language quickly so we can do more than just smile and nod and really communicate to the girls/locals the REAL reason we are here.

P.S. English classes are going well; I'll have the BHJ staff bilingual in no time ; ) but please keep those in your prayers as well.