sunsets bursting forth with color, great conversations, nature, adventures inner or outer, people realizing how great life is, great conversations, my family, friends, corageous people, people that have a stand, heartly laugher, my girlfriend, new places, seeing old places newly, music that mirrors life, hugs, generosity of people, the mystery of life, breakthroughs big and small, God, moments of peace, moments of forgiveness, how people love, children playing, people engaging in wonder, the boundlessness of the human spirit.

i am still amazed to what has been transpiring here in bangkok. as po bronson said in one of his books, it's been a rediscovery of awe. i still fail for words at this point but suffice to say, let me describe it though in the way i can:

i came here bent on winning a business plan competition that i joined. well, my team lost. it basically says that we weren't part of the top 3. but it doesn't say what i've found: a wealth of experiences that overpours again and again: from meeting new people and being transformed by their experiences to finding my own meaing and embracing it fully. in a country not my own, i find my home. i have prepared for this trip by being open to grace and it is continuously happening.

i am in extreme gratitude for the events that have taken place.