made it!

We made it! Whew. :)

We had the sweetest send-off from about ten of our precious Karen friends and family at the Boise airport, and had a remarkably smooth, un-Fishburne-like journey here-- no disasters or even close calls...yet.

Our flight made it in VERY early this morning, and we were able to grab a few hours of sleep in a not-too-sketchy room. Our flights were very long, and it's great to be able to breathe fresh air this morning that isn't laced with jet fuel. I underestimated the length of our flight legs by quite a bit--we were in the air for a total of about 20 hours, plus quite a few more spent at airports and sitting on planes on the tarmac. We kept trying to imagine how our Karen friends felt on their way to the US--it must have been terrifying and so exhausting. They are amazing!

But we are here, and it'll be a good three weeks before we have to do it again (hopefully long enough to forget a bit).

feeling much better after a bit of sleep!

the view from our room near the airport in Bangkok

We have a few more minutes at the room here in Bangkok, and then are headed back to the airport to travel up to Chiang Mai, where we plan to spend the next few days. It's good to be here and we are excited to see what's in store!