Learning Thai

For the past two days we've enjoyed some wonderfully cool weather. No, we won't have a white Christmas but the temperature has dropped to the upper 60's at night and with a nice breeze it has almost felt chilly. For the first time since we arrived the girls have slept without their ceiling fan running and our cold showers have been a little too cold!

For Thai people who are thoroughly acclimatized to the heat, this weather really is "cold." I went out the other morning (when the temperature could not have been much below 70) and saw a woman wearing a stocking cap.

I spent some time today working on the Thai alphabet. I configured our computer to type in Thai (but I still haven't figured out the keyboard layout. Here's a sample of some random keystrokes:
ฟรคตืทฟกำ

Claire and Eliza are playing outside by themselves right now. A little while ago I heard Claire say "Eliza this is an important thing to know. You get on the bike and ride." I guess I'd better keep an eye on them!

-Tom