Future Plans

Two months have passed since we returned to Canada from our month in Thailand. It was an adjustment coming from hot and warm to cold and clammy but the weather did start to cooperate in May, during the Ottawa Tulip Festival.

Our lease was up May 1st and we decided not to sign for another 2 years as we were in the midst of deciding where we would live for the next 2 years, We had lunch with John and Fon and they had decided they had enough of Canada and had booked their return flight to Thailand on November 1st and they have no intentention of ever coming back to Canada to live, only visit.

Thavorn and I decided decisions would be made for grade 7 and 8 and then again for grades 9 to 12. By the end of grade 12, I will be 82 so further planning will be much shorter in length -:).

After talking it over as a family we decided against moving back to Thailand this year. Jaidan graduates from grade 6 tomorrow. Jaidan will spend grade 7 and 8 at Mother Teresa High School with the friends he has developed over the past 4 years.

His 9 to 12 years of school will either be at Mother Teresa or an international school in Bangkok, to be determined 2 summers from now. Nothing is set in stone and we purposely keep our life simple, renting our living space and driving a car that is paid for. With a month to month lease we can be gone in 30 days and that is the way we like it.

The reason we would put Jaidan in an international school in bangkok is to build contacts with hiso society in Thailand. We want to give him the option of living in either Thailand or Canada. He has expressed the desire to become a teacher and be able to teach anywhere he chooses.

That would mean he would attend 5 years of university in Canada, paying his own way by working at the same time. I doubt very much I will be around to fund it and Thavorn will be living in Thailand. I left home at 19 and looked after myself so I have no doubt Jaidan can do the same. He is a smart kid.

I seem to miss Thailand more than Thavorn but then again she has many years ahead of her and I am running out of time. However it is a wonderful time for me!

My older son Jordan just got married last Saturday to a wonderful lady and he is also very happy.

Take care and I will try to publish more often.

TTYL