On our last day trekking, we came down to Chaing Mai so the kids could fly out the next morning. We had been about an hour when I got a phone call asking me if I could go up to the orphanage that Rustic Pathways runs on the border of Thailand and Burma. I said sure, no problem. Next question, can you leave in 20 minutes? And so I packed up really quickly, and took the night bus up to the orphanage. Now, the part that made this really fun was that I didn't speak any Thai, and I didn't actually know where I was going.Mr. P had been our driver for the trip, and he was hilarious! He gave us all fake names. He took me to the bus station, and made sure I go on the right bus. His English isn't all that great, but he was able to manage, "get off in about four hours."
Super.
So off I went. On a bus made for Asian sized people, about 50 years ago.
This picture doesn't capture it well, but the lights are more like bathroom lights, and you might notice the fan in the lower left quadrant of the picture. It was a pretty neat trip to say the least. Especially the part where the back door, which was right behiind me, would periodically swing open.
I did get to the orphanage-at about 2 am.
For the record, Mr. P, it's closer to five hours.
2 comments:
These stories are incredible! When you are General Young Women's President all these amazing stories will fit perfect into your General Conference addresses! You are living a life I could only pretend to dream of! Thanks for the fun stories!
HA! I had to laugh at the shirt you are wearing because I think that we wore that about much as the Doc Martens! I loved that shirt! Do you still have the elephant one? Sounds like craziness to me. But looks like you are loving it!
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