Hot Springs are . . . hot

#1: Bible quizzing (that's Booey answering a question!)

#2: Me and Lak

#3: Ahtapa and Deet-Deet ("Trouble")

#4: Hot Springs resort

#5: Quail eggs

#6: Hot Springs

#7: Roasted pig and rice

#8: My new little friend, Malone

#9: Instructions for boiling the eggs

#10-11: "Yum, I love quail eggs--not!"

#12: My bed (yes, I've been making my bed every day:) I know it looks like I've kept my room neat, but it's really not . . .

#13: Putting the egg basket in the water to boil

#14: Egg statue at the Hot Springs

#15: Sara walking to Mike and Debbie's house (this is where I am living)

Hello!

Well, again, it's always an adventure here! Yesterday was supposed to be our relaxing morning, but Tutu told us to be ready to go to the Hot Springs at 11. So we traipsed off to the Hot Springs, ready to do some serious relaxing in the mineral water. Sara and I "swam" (more like sat) in the mineral pool for about an hour (and it was HOT) while Kris and Tutu had their own private little villa and hot tub. We also bought quail eggs to boil . . . yeah, that was kinda weird but cool. The quail eggs were in this little basket (like an Easter basket), and you just went up to this pool where the water was really hot and stuck the basket on the hook to boil the eggs. Then you sat around eating the eggs with soy sauce. It wasn't bad, but honestly, quail eggs are not my favorite. Anyway, it was a nice time and Tutu was so kind to take us to her favorite place to relax.

After coming home and taking showers, we headed off to the orphanage to hang out with the kids and have dinner. They had killed the other pig (another team arrived the other day) so we had roasted pig and rice. It was yummy! We spent most of the evening there, and then headed home. We opted not to go to the Night Market with the other group (it was raining) and just hung out and watched movies.

This afternoon (Sat.) the older girls are coming over for sewing and cooking lessons, so that should be interesting. And no, I didn't come all the way to Thailand to learn how to sew and cook! Anyway, I should be going . . . oh! By the way, that is NOT me holding that gross beetle thing in one of the previous pics--no way. That thing looked like a small bird flying around, and I tried to stay far far away (but close enough for a very cool picture!) CRAZY!

Miss you and love you!!!!!

Susannah