I know, it has been ages since our blog has been updated. We're in Bangkok at the moment, for vacation and to get new visas (Myanmar will only issue 10 week visas, so we have to leave the country periodically to get new ones). I was able to access the blog for the first time since, well, the last time we were in Thailand, and realized how much we've neglected it. I'll try to be better about it in the future!
Bangkok is a bit of a culture shock coming from Yangon. So big, so busy, so modern...with huge shopping malls and fully stocked grocery stores and any kind of food or drink we might want. So we've mall-hopped, stocked up on groceries to take back with us (granola bars, taco seasoning, Kraft mac & cheese), had pizza delivered to our hotel room, sipped Starbucks lattes, and hit Toys R Us so many times I've lost count. And tomorrow we head back home to Yangon for Christmas.
Yangon. It has become home to us over the last six months, and although we'll be sad to leave Bangkok and all its infinite possibilities, it will be good to be "home" for Christmas. Inya Lake has been decorated for the holidays with Christmas trees (fake of course), lights and garlands, and a giant gingerbread house (real, surprisingly). We'll be missing our far-away friends and family as we gather under our teeny tiny fake Christmas tree to open gifts and stockings, as we listen to Christmas music and wish there was even the slightest possibility of snow...and celebrate Christmas.
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