My new Family

I returned from Phuket on Sunday and realized for the first time in 5 years it was a school night. The feeling was strange but i eagerly awaited making new friends and learning the ancient art and healing practice of Thai Massage. I am so fortunate that Divine led me to The Chaba House (my guest house), not only for its beauty and peace, but for it housed 11 other students of my school. Little did i know that these people would quickly become my new family.
It only took a few days for the bonds between us to grow deep, as if we had known each other our whole lives. It has been such a growing experience to listen to everyones life stories and lessons, especially since they come from all over the world. Only one other is from America and it has been so amazing to learn more about the cultures of Spain, UK, Togo, Germany, Chec Republic, Hungary, Chili, Lebanon and Astonia. Everyone at school heard us talk about how much fun we have at the Chaba House and did not take long for some to decide to leave their guest houses and join ours. We dont even bother to lock our doors anymore because we would never steal from our new family. In some way I feel like I am in college again and this is our new dorm.
What is even more powerful is that i finally feel like i belong somewhere. My whole life i have tried to fit in, changing like a chomelian to belong... eventually so much that i lost myself in the process. In the last few months before leaving for Thailand i found myself again and became more aware that the States were not harmonious with me presently. My deep spirituality, kindness, and brilliance are percieved by many as weird and some have the delusion that i think i am somehow better than them... which is very far from the truth. But the fact remained that it was time to leave and let Divine lead the way.
This international school drawls people like me who are interested in healing and helping others. Finally, I am surrounded by people who our on the same wavelength and do not look at me with judging eyes when speaking on a deep level. My very good friend Matthew from the UK and I are very similar and it has been an honor and priviledge to listen to his spiritual and educational journey so far. We both agree that Divine has made our paths cross for a reason, and we continue to explore each others knowledge and ideas of spirituality and the powers of the universe. New waves of possibilites and opportunities enter my mind through our conversations, and for this i am blessed and thankful.
Ricardo and Clara, a sweet couple from Spain, are two other close friends that i grew to love in no time flat. We've learned much about each others culture and talk at length of society and its effects on the individual. We have similar dreams of traveling and healing, and speak of our hopes of how to do both in the near future. Ricardo is also a beautiful artist. It is fun to have someone else drawing to study, which i always did for neuroscience. Together we learn as we draw bodies with Sen Sib lines for better understanding of theraputic Thai massage. Our other "roommates" study our work and agree it helps put things into perspective. We help one another in every way we can and would go to the ends of the earth for each other. I feel as if we are all old souls that have been together in another life.
I have learned much from my new family and thank Divine everyday for bringing them into my life. These are the types of friendships that really will last a life time. Plans to visit one anothers countries are already in the works and i know without a doubt that they will be followed through to become a reality. I am so happy to be here. So happy to make these new friends. So happy to belong. So happy to gain knowledge and expand as a person. I have learned more about myself in one month in Thailand then in 27 years in the US. A smile beams from my face at the thought of how much i will learn and grow in the next few months, hopefully years, as i continue my journey and adventure through Asia... this is only the beginning...