I found I could say things with color and shapes that I couldn't say any other way - things I had no words for. -Georgia O'Keeffe

Last night I was in the presence of true love. What a blessing to see Amy and Andy, all the way from Prague, in Bangkok, on their honeymoon! They were blissfully happy and glowing. Over a few beers at Cheap Charlies, Andy retold the story of their engagement. Amy recalled, "If you had told me three years ago, I would be happily married and on my honeymoon in Thailand three years from then, I would have never believed you, and yet here I am and happier than I've ever imagined." I guess if someone had told me a year ago that I would be living in Bangkok a year from then I would have never believed it either, and yet here I am, blissfully happy.

A lot has happened in the past week and my foot has finally healed. It's time to get back to the pavement and start running again. I've found that when I run I am better able to process what is going on in my life. I started to think about Fusun, my host mom from Istanbul (more like big sister), and that night she read my fortune. It's all coming back to me and there are parts where I think, you know, she might be right. Here's to "you never know..."

As promised, here are some of the pictures from my haven, Bangkok's Art and Cultural Center:

You tell me.

This makes me think of Leanne, for some reason.

Smokin and jokin

The wall of thoughts, mine are in there...

p e a c e

Love you two.

That's why her hairs so big, it's filled with secrets.

Me too. I miss you mom.

This little boy was dancing away... These were the kids I sat and doodled with...

This makes me happy.

Apparently there are six gold necklaces hidden in all this yarn.

The golden ghost.

Long live arts and crafts. And love stories.

ABA