Saw wad dee khrap. During my 2nd Buddhist pilgrimage to India and Nepal, I decided to go to Thailand for two weeks. I liked Thailand so much, I stayed for two months. Then a few months later, I moved here from Seattle, WA. I'm now learning Thai at CMU. Your language has a huge alphabet!
I'm very fortunate to be semi-retired. I like to travel, work on projects that challenge me intellectually, and support my meditation center