First of all I need to thank all of you who have written--all of the e-mails and messages truly warmed my heart and brought tears to my eyes. Please, keep them coming!

Well, another week has passed and I have only two left in this beautiful country; it is hard to believe that two months have already gone by. This was the last week at the orphanage with the children--tomorrow they all leave for Chang Rai until mid May. I spent much of this week teaching with Anna which went quite well. We taught the children how to make "Loppa" which are the hand folded paper things with colors on the outside and numbers on the inside (I am sure you all made them when you were young). The younger kids seemed to really enjoy it--and don't worry, we did teach them something--we first taught them the colors and then in place of the numbers on the Loppa they colored one side and wrote the name of the color on the other.

Today was more of a "party" day than a school day. The morning was spent planning a painting project and then the afternoon was filled with sitting with the children, talking, eating, and dancing...yes, dancing. On the third floor of the classroom building there was a large dance party that the majority of the volunteers engaged in. Watching the children dance was quite the experience... what talent! I made videos so I will be sure to show you all when I return home.

This past week a couple of girls and I stayed the night at the orphanage. It was my third, and sadly, my last time doing so. I have learned a couple Thai dances and would love to show you them along with the videos of the children dancing--they are, by far, much better than me. There was an outbreak of lice there however, so that proved to be interesting. My roommates and I bought the de-licing shampoo the next day and enjoyed sitting with towels on our heads for two hours. But now, no lice--it all provides for a story.

I would like to defer a bit from my Thailand talk and wish a heartfelt congratulations to Emily and Brady. I am so excited for the both of you and cannot wait until I can see you both in person--prepare yourselves for huge hugs!

Again, thanks to those who gave me updates and please, please, please keep them coming!