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Narla’s American Adventure
Part 2: A little pick me up

I am writing this as I wait to pick up Narla at the San Francisco International Terminal and I have butterflies in my stomach, I can’t imagine how excited and nervous he must be. His impending visit is already affecting my perspective: driving on the freeway here I marveled at all the cars and how big the roads are, when I stopped for fast food I got excited to think of showing Narla the beauty of the drive-thru, the Bay Bridge, which I have driven over hundreds of times suddenly seemed an impossible length and I finally appreciated that it’s a double-decker bridge! All of these things that I take for granted are going to be shocking and awe inspiring to someone … Read more »

Narla’s American Adventure
Part 1: Up, Up and Away

Narla left Cambodia today and is on the longest flight of his life (by far) on his way to the US. He has traveled with us to Vietnam and Thailand, but this is his first time out of Southeast Asia and to a developed country. He wrote me a message from Taiwan:

 

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Dear Andrea,

 

I would like to inform you that now I am arriving Taipei, waiting for my connecting flight. 

When I depart from Phnom Penh have some Cambodia but few of them are going to San Francisco.

I am fine and everything is good.

 

Here is pretty big and so excited to see, so many shops selling alot of stuff : )

 

I’m looking forward to see you soon.

 

Best regards,

 

Narla

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I can hear the excitement in his … Read more »