Motorcycle:
After church, we stood talking to the few English speaking people. One man was from Italy and was with a Thai woman (wife??) who told us all about many plants & herbs that she uses --some rubbed on during massages & other brewed to drink. She said they have been used for thousands of years & many westerners come to Thailand to be healed by them. She said she could make me look 20 years younger...it was tempting to just leave with her and forget about working with the kids!! The Italian then offered to take us with them as they went out for a drive to a beautiful, peaceful place nearby...again tempting but we'd already told the sisters we'd work with the kids. So the Italian offered his girlfriend/wife's bike...free! He practically insisted so within the next ten minutes, we had keys to a Scoopy0 (Honda)!! So later in the day (while the kids napped), we took off for some back country going through several small villages & past many fields. Imagine giving your motorcycle keys to someone you just met--who didn't even have a Thai driver's license. But as they say here all the time with a smile...No Problem.
Sunday PM:
Seems like we just never know what's going on next. After church, we were ready to get the kids painting...and found out they were going to a class on HIV/AIDS. Not sure why or who was presenting as two sisters told me they didn't think it was wise to give the kids so much information about their disease. It only upset them & most could not understand the information. So we thought we'd paint around noon. Wrong again. Some local high school students came around noon & set up to serve lunch and a live band performed...loudly. Many high school girls encouraged the kids to dance but they were being shy so one of the sisters took several kids' hands and started dancing with them...so of course, Rog & I joined in. I know what you are thinking...we certainly aren't the best ones to show anyone how to dance... Sister was having a ball & I joined her in a line dance she'd gotten started with a couple girls. Can you picture that! I was grinning from the inside out and wishing I had it on video!! I later told sister that she reminded me of Whoopi Goldberg in the movie, Sister Act!! She belly laughed!
