SPITZWELL a year in Thailand

This just in from the AP: Thailand Declares Martial Law It remains quiet by the rice paddies. In the past 11 successful coups, tanks have appeared in Chiang Mai, but maybe this really isn’t a coup….Stand by.

When we go home, I will miss…. The sunsets over the rice paddy Gorgeous flowers The markets           The colors             Friends Dips in the pool around the corner Coaching Tess’ teams Waterfalls All the beauty around us           Adventurous trips with […]

I thought you might appreciate a few more random Thailand observations, replete with photo evidence. Exhibit #1: In Thailand, companies give you random gifts at random times. This is a glass with a lime green wash cloth inside it. It given to Louis as a gift when he took our car in for the annual inspection. He […]

An earthquake measuring 6.3 on the Richter scale rocked Chiang Mai two nights ago, and we were all at the house to experience it and the ensuing aftershocks.  I was outside talking to Phi Chana on the phone, trying to give him directions to our home for a pick up. All of a sudden everything […]

Here’s an email I sent recently with our annual Sptizwell update. Greetings friends and family – Hello and I hope you are well! This is my annual reflection and update from the Spitzwell clan.  We’ve now been living in Chiang Mai, Thailand since July of 2013 and will be returning to our home in Takoma […]

Takoma Park pals John, Nina and Sammy met us at Krabi airport last week for a week of fun in the sun on Koh Jum in the South of Thailand. There were lots of walks on the beach, and Mom’s new hip and leg got stronger. We frolicked in the setting sun.       […]

Ok, so today i had my first half-leg wax. It was TERRIFYING!!! It hurt SO MUCH!!!   I Still have red dots on my legs!! It stung for-like- HOURS!! ANYWAY! tomorrow is our first (and last 🙁 ) day of Songkran!! some people already started today when i was in the back of Katie & […]

We’ve had a nice few days touring around Chiang Mai with Mom. On Monday, we were invited out to a spot just 15 minutes from our house but worlds away. It’s land donated to the Free Burma Rangers who do a combination of missionary, humanitarian and human rights documentation in conflict zones in Burma. Dave […]

Random shots from my morning walk on our last day in Myanmar. Umbrellas to stay cool and lunghis with lunchboxes. Movie theaters with seats sold like they would be for a major concert. Morning tea on the sidewalks with mohinga and other savories. Crumbling colonial architecture with life spilling out the windows, or not.   […]

When I think about going home, I think about what it will be like to walk into our kitchen bathed in sunlight and have our dog Marley come racing to us, yelping in shock and joy. I will need to be wearing long pants even in the heat because he will leap up and his […]