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Charles and his new friend

Hey everyone this is Charles.  Well our last few days have been spent seeing a few of the sights and attractions around the city.  Since our last day of camp we have seen Nico get beat by an elephant in darts, monkeys ride bikes, and a snake show.  It has been a blast touring the city and after a few weeks of being here getting the feel of the city.
My favorite thing we have seen since being here was the ceremony at the temple with the lighting of lanterns that float up into the sky.  The detail and discipline the monks show is incredible to witness.  Then at one point everyone, about 10,000 people, light lanterns that begin to float up into the sky.  It was magnificent to see a river of lights float upward and away.
After the lighting of the lanterns we headed home for our first night away from the resort and the snake monkey.
Yesterday was the most traveling we have done since being here.  In the morning we rode elephants, which is quite the experience.  Then we ate lunch and then went to a monkey show where we all got pictures with them.  Lastly our afternoon was capped off with the highlight of the day at the snake farm.
The snake farm had a number of snakes from around Thailand.  It was enjoyable and scary, some decided to get coffee instead of seeing snakes.  Some sat in the front row and were inaugurated into the Thailand team. It was amazing to watch these men who have mastered a craftwork with the snakes.
We finished off our first full tour day with another visit to the Night Bazaar, this was spent letting most people get last gifts and final things for people back home.
It was a great day of fun, friends, and fantastic sights of Thailand.

Hey this is Rachel and my experience of the day was a bit different than the experiences Charles had, though the events of the day were the same.  For me, the elephant ride was the highlight of the day! These massive beasts are tamer than the significantly less-massive monkeys we saw later in the day. Their skin is like a rough leather with spiny hairs every so often protruding from their skin. It was such a cool feeling that I took off my shoes for the ride and let my feet just rest of his back. Our elephant was instructed to spray Robbie and Kenny who were just 20 feet ahead, and Staci and I laughed our heads off!
The monkeys were super fun to hang out with. There was a baby that we could feed and hold and play with. He was super cute and simply fell in love with Nico.
I joined the few of us who skipped out on the snake show and quite enjoyed ourselves playing card games at a local coffee shop.
We met a missionary family with three young boys who are moving to Chiang Mai and it was interesting to see the entirety of a family for whose children we put on camp. The eldest boy was nine and completely open to talking about what he liked and didn’t like about his life being an MK. He also shared what their life has looked like for a while, and I must conclude that I have been blessed.

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Here are some thoughts from Mikey about the trip

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