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**InsManKV** · 09-22-2012, 06:47 AM

.....within a year back home, most of those 25 had lost all contact with their family. I, however, had such a transforming experience with them. ...and throughout my life they have been there for the good, the bad, and the really bad.

In my case I regret that I squandered a good opportunity to develop a long term relationship with my Thai family. I arrived in LoS as an immature, self-centered and arrogant 22-year-old who did not understand the sacrifices my Thai family were making in accommodating, feeding and entertaining me, which they did extraordinarily well. I took it all for granted and after leaving them for my up-country assignment I never bothered to re-establish contact with them, or thank them for what they had done.

Now many years later I am ashamed to say that I deeply regret my thoughtless and selfish behaviour. I would not even know how to contact them now.

09-22-2012, 06:47 AM	#21
InsManKV Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 446 Senior Member	.....within a year back home, most of those 25 had lost all contact with their family. I, however, had such a transforming experience with them. ...and throughout my life they have been there for the good, the bad, and the really bad. In my case I regret that I squandered a good opportunity to develop a long term relationship with my Thai family. I arrived in LoS as an immature, self-centered and arrogant 22-year-old who did not understand the sacrifices my Thai family were making in accommodating, feeding and entertaining me, which they did extraordinarily well. I took it all for granted and after leaving them for my up-country assignment I never bothered to re-establish contact with them, or thank them for what they had done. Now many years later I am ashamed to say that I deeply regret my thoughtless and selfish behaviour. I would not even know how to contact them now.
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