Early last Thursday morning, me and Sarah started our five day excursion to Singapore and Malaysia...we popped on a taxi that took us to the train station, and caught our train just in time. Once we were in Kaohsiung, we took the subway to the high-speed rail station. The rail took us up to Taipei (which is on the northern tip of Taiwan). From there we caught a bus that took us to the airport. We finally got into Singapore around 11:00 that night.
When traveling abroad, you never know who -or what- you might encounter...one of the run-ins I had on this trip was with this friendly boa. I stopped to admire the snake and as I stroked his leathery skin, the Indian who was charming him asked if I had ever held a snake before...when he heard my answer was yes, the snake was around my neck almost before I realized it...gorgeous, isn't he?
During our stay, we went to Sentosa beach which is the Southernmost point of all Asia. On Saturday of our trip, we hopped on the early flight to Malaysia and spent the day in Kuala Lumpur where we went up to the skybridge that connects the Petronas Towers which are the two tallest twin towers in the world.
After the towers, we made our way to a special reflexology spa where we had little fishies
nibbling on our toes...there were several different pools where you could experience the treatments and some of the fish had teeth!! After the spa, we jumped in taxi that took us to the National Mosque of Malaysia. We waited for prayers to let out and then I had to cover my hair before I could walk into the Mosque. We looked down on the washing rooms, and walked
through the marble pillars to the prayer room. We couldn't go into the prayer room, but we watched several men perform the traditional prayers. Then it was back to Singapore in time for church the next morning.
We got home to Taiwan late Monday night, and we have three and a half days to get ready for our visa trip to Thailand. We'll be there for two weeks teaching English in the schools there, and we will also have a mini-camp with a drama theme for a high school there. We will be touring Bangkok for the last few days that we are there, and then we come home with just enough time to get ready for our own winter camps at the EV.
With all of the traveling I have been doing lately, I am constantly reminded that no matter where I go, God is with me - protecting me, leading me, and listening. He is my guide wherever I go, and has kept me safe through all of my adventures. I am so grateful to Him, and curious as to where He'll take me next....
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