I'm sure a lot of you have seen the international news concerning the riots and attacks in Bangkok and across the northeast. We spent a very tense Wednesday night and Thursday watching what would happen. Yesterday (Thursday) we couldn't go into the city at all so we had a gathering of sorts at our host family's house in Sankamphaeng. No one was allowed to go to their internships, either. My internship with the municipality isn't looking too promising. It's under siege with bonfires and firecrackers. Still, there aren't too many people who can tell BYU that they can't go to their internship because it's on fire. Literally.
Sound grim? Things are looking much better! Though the underlying problems are far from over, the surface violence and differences seem to be under control. Today has been much calmer, the riots have stopped, and we went to our internships. They have an enforced curfew from 9 pm to 5 am until Friday. Lingering effects of what could have been a very bad situation for all of Thailand; it could have been much worse. So I'm safe and still loving Thailand, thinking that, after all of that, I'm still here to stay!
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