Under a teacher exchange program between Thailand and the U.S., we met Mark a few years ago as a visiting teacher of art in Cape Elizabeth. When we heard about him, we looked him up at the Middle School and invited him to our home and we subsequently became friends. He cooked us several delicious Thai meals. Jim loaned him a bicycle while he was here which increased his mobility about CE and SP. We had stayed in touch but had not seen him since. This January 2010, Jim was hitching from Chiang Khong through Chiang Saen in the Golden Triangle and decided to try to find Mark at his home. He wrote, "Not only did I find him, but he invited me to stay the night and have dinner by the Mae Khong. The next morning, he went with me to Mae Sai, where I needed to get a new tourist visa. He will going to New Zealand in June for a two-year program to be a chef. We had a great visit. Hope to see him again later this winter. Thank you, Mark!"
Here is Jim's photo album from that visit.
