15 Hours in the Atlanta airport 14 Hour flight to South Korea 2 Hour layover in South Korean airport 1 Hour delayed flight while sitting in airplane 6 Hour flight to Bangkok, Thailand 1 Hour taxi ride to bus station 4 Hours waiting in KFC at bus station 12 Hour overnight bus ride to Phuket, Thailand 1 Hour waiting for ride ½ Hour ride to home for next few months   In case you stopped counting that was 56 ½ hours of travel.   God is good, though, and we were able to arrive safe and sound to SHE Ministry where we will be living and serving for the next four...

My friend Melissa just got back from the World Race and I so enjoyed reading her “Never Have I Ever” blogs that I figured I’d steal the idea.   We’ve only been here a couple days, but I’ve already seen so much that I’ll write one now and then maybe another later! Before this trip, never had I ever: – been so blessed by a conversation with a stranger on a plane – been judged in German- apparently they really hate the American girl’s chacos 🙂 -had foreign Mcdonald’s- fulfilling every stereotype and increasing the Germans’...

I had the middle seat. Sandwiched between two complete strangers on a 14 hour flight to Tokyo is not my idea of a good time. But, it was cool. I figured I would make friends with the small Japanese man on my right and the guy to my left.   I took it upon myself to clear the air early on in the flight, I did this by offering up my assortment of sinus medication and some raisinettes. The raisinettes proved to be a successful catalyst for conversation, and I soon found out that the Japanese man could speak very little english and the guy to my left (Eric) was going on...