A date with darkness

Darkness covers the face of the mountain.
A candle is lit
While creatures of the night creep out.
The orchestra plays sweet melodies
Everyone with their own unique instrument.
The cricket creeks
The geco goes geco-geco
A bird calls out to his loved one
I close my eyes and listen to the night
Singing away in darkness.
Calming my spirit and brining rest to my soul

I can just hear the frog singing:
“Don’t worry, about a thing. Cause every little thing is gonna be alright.”

And everything is alright.
But it wasn’t always this way
I got my heart broken by a Thai guy.
The kindies were driving me crazy.
My best friend heard that he might have cancer
And I hated living in town with car enjins being reffed at my window.

But then I remembered what my mother used to say:
“This too shall pass.”
I held on to her words and started looking for solutions to my problems.
I asked around for places outside of town.
A kind man hooked me up with a tree house in the jungle.
Far far away from any mechanic shops.

I realized how many cool forang friends I have
And started hanging out with them more often
Soon enough I found a certain liking in an American sweetheart.

I started using a different approach to teaching kindies
Less screaming and more singing.
My best friend went for an operation and is going to be okay.

Whatever life throws at you:
Learn from it, become more knowledgeable.
And grow- one step at a time.

Life in the Jungle

Staring out over the ocean, the ambiance of jungle creatures singing their melody of life and the little breeze rustling through the ancient trees surrounding me brings peace to my soul. Some people are only able to afford a stunning view like this when they retire but I am 24 years old, a kindergarten teacher and lucky to live here. At first when I moved here all I could do was stare at the view;. drink in the ocean while siting in absolute silence. In complete awe and amazement... “Am I really living here?” Is this happening to me? Can it be true?”

Going to work in the mornings felt so wrong. I had to drag my body away from this place cause it feels like I am on holiday. I hope for this place to be a kind of retreat. Where my friends can come and chill, away from the busyness of the city and their jobs and just be. Relax and be filled by nature and enjoy the jungle creatures serenading us into the night.

Life is truly amazing. If you told me a year ago that I will be living in a tree house in Thailand, loving my job and having stunning friends- I would not have believed you. But it’s true and life just gets better and better.