Moving to a Modest Thai Home

OK, I know I just posted about moving, and I am the first person to admit that the house I moved into was almost the definition of Posh Corps. If it had air conditioning and hot water, it would have been text book Posh Corps. However, as the title of the post suggests, I have since moved. Not because the house was too nice and Peace Corps told me I needed to rough it more. No. This harkens back to my most recent observation of living in a collectivist culture: the concept of greng jai.

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Moving into My Very Own Thai Home

Yesterday was a Very Exciting Day. Nothing really cultural or Thai happened. In fact, this was a distinctly American thing. I moved into my own house where I will live by myself. And I certainly lucked out in terms of rental houses. I might single-handedly be maintaining the image of Peace Corps Thailand as Posh Corps with these pictures and my vacation to Koh Tao. Sneak a peek!

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