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Thai people stumble over Clarissa’s name. The clur sound doesn’t exist in thai language and I watch as tongues twist and turn between deep red almost purple lips. So she just introduces herself as Lisa now. Two syllables nice and simple but totally not her. Having everyone around us call her by a different nameContinue reading “Lovely Lisa”

Limericks for Kaethe: Kaethe, here are a few limericks for you Somethings are old and some things are new My limericks are never funny I’m writing them quick like a bunny But that doesn’t mean my love isn’t true Yai sits to watch TV with her sunglasses on She can clean for so long it’sContinue reading “Sorry we’re late on the publish!”

This week Alice and I are living with three Buddhist nuns in Ban Rai, a small farming community on the outskirts of Erawan National Park. Here, we have a small house to ourselves and are surrounded by leafless trees and farmers burning their fields to ash. We wake up at 4:30am to the sound ofContinue reading “The only green leaves are the ones painted on our ceiling.”

This past week Alice and I have been traveling on many sleeper cars and boats down to the south of Thailand and around the islands. We’ve been to a farm surrounded by white pillars of rubber trees and heavy, brick soil. We’ve been to the calm ocean and the dirty ocean and the restless ocean.Continue reading “Lost one toenail gained three marbles”

We are writing to you all today perched on a small plastic folding stool decorated with small bears and lemons, purchased from 7-Eleven. Every 7-Eleven in Thailand, as well as all large homes and restaurants, have a pristine tile platform with four spirit houses, several small Buddha statues, flowers, and a photo of the belatedContinue reading “Mango Sticky Rice”

My beloved Alice, It’s the little things in this world that bind us to calmness. The simple act of closing our eyes and trying to sleep. The content stomach after being fed. The small curl of hair that stands tall on the head. The truth that one will never leave them self but also findsContinue reading “Packing and Breathing Under Sky”

With only one week before our departure, it’s hard to believe this trip is going to happen. Almost nine months ago Clarissa and I were walking up a big hill in Sheffield MA, catching up on family and school, reflecting on how far we’ve come from our hilltown childhoods. Upon arriving at the top ofContinue reading “One Week”