Cruising on the final vestiges of jetlag that have brought me into the twilight hours, I’ve finally added my photos to Flickr after some editing. I would have loved to share these in real time but as Canon has yet to design a camera with internet access (it’d be perfect!), hopefully you won’t mind the delay.
Looking back, the trip seems to have at once lasted two days and two years: chock full of great learning experiences, elbow grease, and teamwork, it was sad to say goodbye to our English counterparts but I feel more connected to them than ever before.
Thailand is a beautiful country full of beautiful, thoughtful, and kind people with a perspective unlike any I’ve encountered before. I can’t say enough good things about Real Gap and the young, eager, smart, and motivated guides which comprise their Thailand team; no doubt they will all be off to do great things in the upcoming years and I am honored to have spent the short time that I did learning their stories and future goals.
Monday marks the first day back at work and I anticipate being at a bit of a loss to describe the trip in a way that doesn’t take the entire workday to explain. That said, if you are in the New York office and are curious, please come find me and I’ll be happy to share with you any and every aspect of this wonderful experience—from the yards-long ditch dug in torrential rain to the elephant expedition to the nighttime rooftop views of Wat Arun (if you’re remote, email us!).
This experience was absolutely one of a kind, and I hope Informa continues to offer up similar experiences in the future. In the meantime, enjoy the photos at http://www.flickr.com/photos/laurenewool/sets/72157626659964879.
Cheers,
LW
Farewell, says Madeleine Armstrong from a Bangkok tuk-tuk.