Ricky Oliveras

Helllllooooo everyone!!! I know it's been a while and I apologize for that. There's so much to say so I'll just mention a few of the highlights of the past month and a half. Here's the super condensed version of my time. Once February started Rob and I took a much need weekend break to the beach. We rode the bus/train for a total of about 30 hours within 4 days to get to the beach and back, but it was totally worth it. We were able to meet up with the new student missionaries in Bangkok. After the beach weekend I finished up my videos and we headed to the villages again. I was definitely ready to be back in the jungle. I had some amazing experiences there. We visited Akha and Karen villages, and once again traveled hours to get to them. The last weekend of Feb. the Bangkok SM's came up to visit our home in Chiang Mai for a weekend. We showed them around and I think we all had a good time. Last week I flew out to Singapore and it was a lot of fun. Singapore is a complete contrast of Thailand (open/clean/expensive city), but it was nice to have a change. Now I'm back in Bangkok hanging out with the Brandan, Cory, and Robin the rest of the week. I'm not sure what happens next but I'm enjoying every minute here.