Lost on Earth

Jordan has left Thailand for Seattle and I am now in Chiang Mai feeling abandoned, weepy, and self-pitying. This is entirely inappropriate since I just received word yesterday that the river near OPC flooded, the bridges to the shelter all washed out, part of the building has been destroyed, and all of the children have been evacuated to the office and the farm a few kilometers away. I met with our two new volunteers this morning over coffee in Chiang Mai and as luck would have it, Bill is an engineer and is eager to get to work on repairing bridges. It's a disaster, but perhaps that is exactly what I need in order to keep my focus and take my mind off of how desperately I want to be with my fiance right now.