As we were walking through the Sunday night street market in Chiangmai last night, I was overwhelmed again with the deep wish that I could share this with all my beautiful students, everyone I love. The brightly colored elephant paintings, handmade scarves and journals, and shoes, and trinkets, the sounds of dozens of languages being spoken around me and crazy instruments and street performers, the smells of pad thai, fried foods, sweet desserts, fresh fruit, and sweaty people, the feeling of adventure and the connectedness of humanity through a smile. It was a feast for all the senses. And as I would stand back in a pocket of space among the crowds to observe, love and intrigue and awe filled me every time. The world is a wondrous place. New cultures are a marvel. Bathrooms you cannot describe, tentacles swimming in soups and squid frying on grills, beautiful lanterns of color hanging everywhere and ornate temples in random places. Beautiful faces representing many nations and traffic that makes your hair stand on end and rides in tuk tuks and song taus, flying in and out of traffic. It makes me come alive on the inside. Ryan keeps saying I need to stop gushing. But I can't help it. I'm so thankful for this opportunity to experience a new way of seeing, even if it is for a few short weeks. I'm so in love with people from all over the world that I can't help but say how much I love this!
Maybe travel isn't in everybody's dna, but if you have any inkling whatsoever to see the world. . . JUST GO! The world will not disappoint in opening your eyes and your heart to new ways of seeing, feeling, doing life. I am a better person for the traveling I have been privileged to do. And if you ever need a traveling partner. . . . I'd love to tag along. :)
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