Our visas require us to be out of the country every 6 months. This usually should mean that we can take a day or two and go to Nepal, cross the border, get things stamped and come right back in and continue our work. Recently, the government changed visa rules and so we had to go to the consulate in Thailand to get dependent visas for the kids and me. This change has been very important for us and looming ever since our arrival in India. We were advised to go up North to Chiang Mai and work with the Indian Consulate there. We were sad to not enjoy the Thai beaches, but the North was lush, green and mystical. It was fascinating to see the southern side of the Himalayas. After a week of paperwork and waiting, our visas were granted!
On the first day of our trip, we got our camera bag stolen in the food court of a large mega mall. It happened to have one of Priya’s implants in it. The implant had run out of batteries and we had placed it in the bag. We suffered a huge loss with this bag and are still trying to replace the implant and get sound to her right ear again. This has been a significant and impacting challenge!
In the midst of a stolen bag and visa work, we somehow managed to enjoy a taste of Thailand and spend some quality time as a family. We had the Lonely Planet at hand and a long list of things to see and do in my little pocket notebook, but often had to tell ourselves that we have three little toddlers in the group and need to keep things simple. This is hard for us at times.
Luckily, our little video camera was not in the stolen bag and we were able to take a few still shots with it.
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