Journey to Peace Village

I have a regular place to eat in the mornings where I have a good Thai breakfast of rice. tea, small pieces of bread and coffee. This place is also a regular breakfast spot for a contingent of about eight officers from the Phuket Police Department. They buy me breakfast on a regular basis and we exchange words in both Thai and English. Today I told them about Wisconsin and pulled out a scarf that was my mother's. It has all the major cities in Wisconsin along with recreational activities such as fishing and skiing. Despite a wind that rippled through the scarf, I was able to point out Milwaukee in southeastern Wisconsin.

If things fall through with a job in Viet Nam I perhaps can work as a translator for the Phuket Police department. They did very well understand when I said they were Phuket's Finest. I then said the best, and they nodded heartily saying "Yes, yes we are the best!"

Labels: culture, Phuket, Thailand, Wisconsin