Seeing also that I now have a two year old, I am forced to question if it would even be fair to my son to put him through the American circus that I bared witness to coming up through the ages. It is my personal belief that he would be better rounded as an adult if he knew he was American, yet he grew up overseas. I guess we are saying the same thing at the end of the day. You have already been there six years. Your done. I to plan to eventually move back to the states… eventually. No promises! However, I have a sneaking feeling that America has finally met it’s match, …itself! In most every country I have been to, I have been pretty much expected to rationalize the understanding that I am not my government and my government is not mine. In America, we can not see ourselves in the same light that the rest of the world finds perspective with. For the most part we are all spoiled brats with the thirst for money and blood who would sell their own mother for some shinny rims, a handful of crack cocaine, and a sweet new phone with 4G coverage (texting optional). For the most part that is! Say what you will, I simply want to leave this country to it’s self inflicted demise and watch from a safe distance as to avoid any nasty lesions and social stigmas. Frankly, I am disappointed.

You should really consider staying in Thailand. Go back to teaching. You said you enjoyed that quite a bit. That is our plan for the long run.