The Flower Festival

Today was Saturday, the day we take the children out somewhere for the day, and this Saturday we were going to the Flower Festival at Mageo University. You can imagine the Flower Festival as equivalent to the Rose Parade in Pasadena. There are over 1000 species of orchids in Thailand, and before this, I never thought there was a difference between one orchid and another, other than the color, but apparently there are many differences. I was able to see the first, second and third places of several species of orchids at the festival. After spending an hour or two at the festival looking at the flowers, taking pictures, filming and taking a free tram ride around the university we left to go to an all you can eat Thai restaurant. The best part about an all you can eat restaurant for me is not the amount of food I eat, but the fact that I am able to try several Thai dishes without having to order them one by one; I highly recommend going to an all you can eat place just to get a better understanding of the many different Thai dishes. Just when I thought the day could have ended because a nap was needed, the children were off to the hospital for hearing and eye tests. It took 3.5 hours to get all the kids tested, and it took me two trips down the street to get coffee and ice cream. At the end of the day though, I always feel that there is never a minute wasted, because I am constantly learning something new about the children and staff, or going to see a new place, or trying new food, or having to communicate with someone, or having another person stare at me; I love the people I work with and Thailand.