When we published in December 2009, as it were, out of nowhere, decided to go to another country, and that, too, without ever having been there, we stopped of course, the substantial majority of our friends and relatives completely crazy for.

Everyone said to us with advice or opinions to help. I had to listen to hundreds of stories that every one had ever heard from whom.

A friend of us, Harry is probably one of the few foreigners, which is totally integrated with the locals and had in recent years hardly any contact with aliens. And through him we have come to enjoy, to be able to look in right the first time in a completely alien to us reality in their life, which is so much different from what we had to imagine it ever in the situation.

I live in the north-west of an island where there is little tourism and to have stopped time in the last 20 years seems. I would not say that I have already found local friends and this is certainly not easy (without understanding the language), but I was on my own body to know what is expected with so much support and loyalty may be only from the simple reason out, a good friend a good friend to be. Unbelievable.

In everyday life, I realized very quickly that everything I ever learned in my life so far not here help, a complete new beginning waiting for us all. My son was with his 7 years experience this. In the beginning it has been absolutely furious. wanted to win if he played with local children, then, the rules, argue and even sometimes prevail, see who is the stronger and who now has his pants on. But his work here "Schema F" is not. It was as if he were continually pressing against a non-existent wall. I have seen my son angry at the burst, stinkstiefeln am, frankly, he has behaved quite impossible. But I was probably, of all his mother - and I love my son more than anything - the only one who has condemned his conduct, which his behavior has made angry. The kids are just left him out of the way, while he has made himself so hard and were completely open and ready for him in her group to join again, as he arrived again after a while, calmed down and wanted to continue playing. I am happy about the opportunities that have opened up here for my son, there is so much to learn, for him, for me, for all of us.

I must say, watching the children have brought me with their kind of frequently in the truest sense of the word, pathetic. Harry just said with a smile, are you back Freundlichkeitsallergisch? With two friends, director and teacher of a local school, I was able to observe things that made me really to marvel. Did I see it sink small children in the playground on which they are a huge statue on his knees and pray. impressed, whether these are for good grades thanked or apologized for moderate behavior, it took me forever. I wonder how people create here only to convey their children to such an obvious awareness of God? There seems to be the duly worm inside, in our culture. What do you think? If this was not the main reason for the lost values in the European world? If our children would have to discover not only in adulthood by a roundabout route itself, but would have been taught from an early age - probably as many would otherwise!

Even the obvious respect for age is really impressive. After 10 years, Spain, I was clearly of the opinion, age, wrinkles and white hair, a stain, we lose against time, almost a failure to renounce our part of the youth. In this country, I have a really nice, can make a completely new experience. For when we come together with other people, one is usually asked immediately after his age and with a distorted grin, I replied then gewohntermaßen "37", yes I know, sooo old already, sigh, "or my mother-ne old box just 73. If one reacts in this way, it is considered quite confused, it's the man that is something else entirely. The respective Younger is "Nong" and the older "Pi". Everyone is in his life time one and then the other. Does the "Nong" the youngest in the round, each supplied the elderly, spoiled and betuddelt. If run out of drinks and be gone in short time to the next kiosk needs, then makes the relevant Nong when poured or ice is fetched from the freezer, or, or, or ... even with my mother I have experienced 70 years of men, her as soon as they heard their age, respect paid tribute, even if it was only three years older and probably about 10 years younger looking.

Speaking of respect, even a funny story, which was initially very surprising for me - now I like it very well. As I sat on the floor for a few pictures to sort was a worker bent over me and I thought: "What has it? Does what hurt? ". This situation was, however, the often and I noticed that even in public places, such as in a bank, all chairs for waiting customers were established. Then, when you sit on this (and this is actually expected - now I know why) and someone passes to you, then suddenly the head of this tendency. I have seen in a shopping center to pay a customer who was sitting in a wheelchair, the seller went to the till almost to the knee. Why all this? Because no one wants to make bigger than each other!

Therefore, it is also common to sit down when others are sitting and not easy to stand next to it. This is perceived as quite rude. Somehow fascinating, I think, coming from a world in which it is sport to convey his opposite - I am better than you, bigger than you, stronger than you, richer than you, better than you, smarter than you, etc.! Meanwhile, I also tend to my head when I walk by on a sitting person and notice a benevolent smile, which I try to understand their culture and respect.

The absolute hammer for me, however, was the local trust in God! I am an absolute believer destiny, feel God's presence and trust in the power of the universe. I too am of the opinion that if our time has just expired, it has expired. Whether I have now a coconut falls on the head or in Europe, a shingle roof. But this is my oh-so-great faith in God and the universe, was lived not so far seem consistent as I thought I saw here. For the trust in God and in the their own destiny (and karma), which is here live with such an extreme consequence, it opened me but for my very own doubts and limitations apparent eyes. For I found myself at first but always back up running around squinting at possibly falling coconuts. Or clapping to trample through the jungle, might cross my path for potential snakes. Meanwhile, I had learn something one way or another occasion, some meeting with cobras or poisonous snakes to survive it - and. I realized that no snakes or scorpions, poisonous spiders or attack someone, but it is something like an accident, if something happens to these animals, they are virtually draufsetzt or the like.

The way to drive scooter is probably a very similar principle. Mothers go with one hand scooter, in the second hand of a small baby wearing and back on it two or three children sitting still. For a European traffic police probably a perverse image. One might conclude that people are totally irresponsible. But far from it. It is their total and uncompromising faith in God, which they can be as "thoughtless". The incredible is that nothing really happened. Most accidents are probably of foreigners, tourists, otherwise there's probably no more or less everywhere in the world. It works. It really works. For if it so should be, then it should be the same. Then your time has just come on no matter what kind of a way out now, God calls to you or you with a less serious accident just has to show something. And to date, just simply lived well for high values, trust in God and makes possible any unnecessary header. Fascinating!

Also witness that there is a completely functioning system in which each respects the other, where poverty or wealth play a minor role in total, has me very intrigued. I know the situation on several occasions that people with a lot of money or property you have to share with a course, as I have never seen it before. Indeed, many live without the slightest rent payable on the land of the rich build on this and know that their Holzhäusschen good hands, as each respects the other and they know, like in a clan, where no one feel left alone needs. Funny also that one does not notice at all from the outside, who is now the one which, the money - sometimes even has a lot of money, and who is the one which, perhaps only the equivalent of 100 EUR per month or less at their disposal. "Reich is that which requires little" is the motto and by many also lived Sun

The fact that such a thing as cars are virtually the common good as need hardly be mentioned. We actually wanted to buy one, but that is not necessary at all, so we wait until the rainy season, at least once. As a friend of a friend we can always rely on a car adapted to the respective needs. Otherwise, we cucumber like almost every island residents with our scooters around and we are doing this great. My husband has just gone way 1400km to the north and has even get it just once borrowed a brand new car, from people we know not practical. I wonder whether even the times we would have done so much for granted, even though we belong to the people already have given their car, that's a rather unusual behavior of European, right?

I've only been here a short time in paradise and I have so much experience and can learn. I now want to learn the native language, because I can still have a much deeper insight into their culture and being. Thailand and the continent here fascinate me immensely and I thank God for this tremendous opportunity so learn too much in new things and to question also well known. I send a warm embrace from Koh Samui and wish you all a wonder-Full Life!

Greetings from Paradise

Kerstin

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Ruschka Kerstin, born in Germany, lived 10 years in Spain before me now her family is moved to Asia.

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