Working for the Man (upstairs — kinda-sorta)

I'm currently in Pattaya, Thailand working at the Father Ray Foundation, a Redemptorist Order of the Catholic Church. Before I got here, I wondered about working for a Christian Foundation, considering some of the poor examples of Christian organizations that get press in the United States. After almost two months here, all my concerns were …

The Alcazar Show

Wednesday evening many of the staff and students were given complimentary tickets to see the Alcazar show. It was quite the entertaining evening. Alcazar is one of two Ladyboy cabaret shows in Pattaya. I've never been to Tiffany's, and this was my first time attending Alcazar. Free tickets made it an easy decision, and we …

Loi Krathong

We recently celebrated Loi Krathong at the Foundation. This festival is filled with food, and music, and dancing, and singing, and having a great time. The loi krathongs we had at the Foundation were made in the old fashioned way, a round from a banana tree, wrapped in banana leaves, with some flowers and incense …