Come With Nothing Go Home Sick

We are 5 days into our Come With Nothing trip, and things have not exactly gone according to plan. It started out well. We picked up 13 of our kids on Thursday........they are a crazy bunch. We spent the next day exploring Chiang Mai and getting them ready to head into the villages. We also picked up 3 more students who had flight difficulties due to the weather in the northeast. We spent Friday night shopping at the night market with the kids and finishing up last minute preparations before leaving for the villages. Jason and I were both exhausted by the end of it, but managed to get everything done. A group of 16 is a bit more of a production than 4.

On Saturday, we made our way to Mae Sariang, which is the town closest to the village we planned to stay at. Just before arriving, one of our girls told us she was feeling really sick and thought she needed to go to the hospital. That brings us to where we are now.......me spending the last 3 days in the hospital with her (2 different ones actually) and Jason off building bathrooms with 15 high schoolers. The best part is, neither of us really have any idea what is going on, because he has no cell phone reception. I'm pretty sure we both have everything under control. Who knew I would be learning all about the Thai medical system all while speaking a different language? I can't wait to find out what Jason has been up to!

As of now, I think I will be able to head to the village tomorrow.......can't wait! We will post again when we get back into civilization.

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brookejason on July 6, 2009 from Chiang Mai, Thailand

from the travel blog: Thailand 2009

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