view from our temporary housing
After our 24-hour international flight turned into 72 hours, we arrived in Bangkok on April 10. We lived in temporary housing for several weeks while our permanent apartment was being prepared. The first place had great views, but wasn't in the best neighborhood (Sukhumvit Soi 3, if you know Bangkok). Our new place (Soi 31) is a few more skytrain stops out from the Embassy but that turned out to be a good thing when some of the fighting in Bangkok was taking place because we didn't have to be relocated to a hotel like some of our friends. Really, the protests here didn't affect us much. Increased police presence, a delayed start of school for Claire, some weekend work for J, and a rescheduled party was all. Now everything seems to be back to normal, and they are trying to rebuild the burned out mall and other buildings quickly.
So far, Bangkok is everything we hoped it would be. We love our apartment. We're finding our place socially (at work, at church, with other moms). And, we even have someone to cook and clean for us, so life with three little ones is not only manageable but fun. We are hoping to get lots of visitors because we have the space and the time to host. If Thailand interests you at all, start looking for deals on flights! Tourism is down because of the disturbances here but that shouldn't deter you. The protests were never directed at foreigners anyway and hopefully won't flare up again.
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