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Best Day Yet!!

Yeah, today was the best day yet!

My first Thai friend!!

And she doesn't speak ANY english... like none at all... so we can only speak Thai to each other! ... ya we don't really talk much.

She's my neighbour, and I like her so much, even though I don't know what her name is.

Yesterday, I went running around the "old golf course" which is also known as "the short cut" where we can basically drive across a field to get from this side of the park to the other. Usually when I go running, I run on the hilly road through the campsite where our houses are, but yesterday I ran through the short cut because it's flatter.

She was driving through with her husband and they both got so excited in their truck when they saw me. Today when I came out to the porch to put my shoes on to go running again, she saw me and went and got her running shoes to come along!! Woo hoo.

So we went running together! And tomorrow we are also going running.

Everyone driving by that saw us was so happy about it - smiling and cheering...ha ha, normally they try to avoid eye contact with me, so this was a WONDERFUL improvement :)

How exciting, I have a workout buddy!
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