Visitors

Professor Mueller takes an annual trip with students to see Cambodia, Hong Kong and Thailand. She is the Baylor professor who runs the Baylor in Thailand program which brought me and other Baylor Alumni to teach in Bangkok, Thailand. Professor Mueller treated us for a dinner at Great American Rib Barbecue. It was good to see her and the Baylor students (and one Longhorn). It was fun to talk to them about what life is like in Bangkok and the places we've been to in our travels. I was surprised to see Jon Mizuta was with them. We worked together from Fall 2003 to Spring 2004 as community leaders (resident assistants) in Brooks Residence Hall. That was my senior year and his sophomore year. It was good to see him again.

The group also came to see the school we teach at, and I went on a tour of the Grand Palace with them. They may see us again this weekend before they go back to America.

Life after College
Thinking about their visit has caused me to reflect on my life nearly two years after I left college. I have lost contact with lots of college friends. I accept the blame. It's hard to think of what to write after being away from America and away from college. Sadly, TheFacebook.com is my only connection to lots of them. Life has changed dramatically. I realize it would have changed no matter where I chose to live. I wish I thought more about books I read in school. I don't spend as much time reading or writing now. I find it much harder to just soak in knowledge. I miss that. On the other hand, I feel like I have learned a lot of lessons I would never have learned without leaving college. I am still learning how to manage my time and money. I'm learning to handle frustration and anger in better ways. I'm learning to handle different challenges that come from being in a relationship with Tan. Personally, college life was complicated, but it was much simpler than life is now. May God give me wisdom to face these new challenges.