Vietnam

Well I've been back at school for a whole week now.. and only now catching up on my blog! Over spring break I went to Hanoi, Vietnam with some friends. We had an awesome time... walking the streets of Hanoi, doing some shopping, doing lots of eating...! We also took a boat trip on Ha Long Bay. It was a fantastic experience... wow. We spent the night on the boat, and got off on different islands to hike up them, or to see caves. It was truly amazing. The weather was quite chilly, and we weren't expecting it to be so cool, but it was refreshing and the rain didn't stand in the way of us having a fab time! These are just a few pictures of my trip.. Enjoy!

Visitors to Penang

A couple of weeks ago, I had some gals stay with me from the UK. I knew Cat in England when I lived there and she was traveling through Asia with two other friends. It was great to catch up and hang out together, show them around, and take them to my favourite eating spots!


Well it's quite hectic at the moment with report cards to write and so many other things at school going on! I've also volunteered to teach ESL to some Nepali migrant workers.. There's a group of us from church who are doing this on a Sunday night as a sort of an outreach. We are helping them gain skills (like English)so they can go back to Nepal to work and gain a better life for themselves. They come to Penang to work on a 2 or 3 year contract - away from their families - so they can make some money. They mostly work in factories and other custodian-type jobs. I teach the beginner ESL group - there are four guys and they are just so eager to learn! It's a very rewarding experience and has opened up my world to something outside of my "bubble" community!

Good times with good friends...

I keep thinking of how so blessed I am here in Malaysia to be surrounded by wonderful friends. Never want to take that for granted.
Here are some pics from the weekend.. We had a braai/bbq at Jasmane's place with a little swim while the meat was cookin'!


Lana, me and Annami(with little Daniel)

Thailand

I've been back in Penang now for a couple of weeks... back into the routine of work, ect..
Thailand was awesome. It's the second time I've visited there, but first time I've been to Bangkok and Chaing Mai. (Last time I hit the beaches:) As well as doing some great shopping and elephant riding in Chaing Mai, we also went to hear Joyce Meyer speak at the local stadium there, along with the Hillsong band from Australia who was doing the worship. It was fantastic. Wow. Check out the slide show below.. Most of the pics are explained and shows you what all we did and experienced!