<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<rss version="2.0"
	xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"
	xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/"
	xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"
	xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"
	xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/"
	xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/"
	>

<channel>
	<title>Ric and Sharon Bruce &#187; Chiang Mai</title>
	<atom:link href="http://blogs.ntm.org/ric-bruce/tag/chiang-mai/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" />
	<link>http://blogs.ntm.org/ric-bruce</link>
	<description>On a journey with you to Thailand</description>
	<lastBuildDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 07:18:29 +0000</lastBuildDate>
	<language>en</language>
	<sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod>
	<sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency>
	<generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1</generator>
		<item>
		<title>A Day in our Life</title>
		<link>http://blogs.ntm.org/ric-bruce/2012/01/02/a-day-in-our-life/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.ntm.org/ric-bruce/2012/01/02/a-day-in-our-life/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Jan 2012 04:43:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ric and Sharon</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[video]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chiang Mai]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[daily life]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[photography]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[time-lapse]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blogs.ntm.org/ric-bruce/?p=3794</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Our latest video, a series of time-lapse images of daily activities here.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://blogs.ntm.org/ric-bruce/2012/01/02/a-day-in-our-life/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>5</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Lighting a &#8220;Kom Fai&#8221; Lantern</title>
		<link>http://blogs.ntm.org/ric-bruce/2011/11/27/lighting-a-kom-fai-lantern/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.ntm.org/ric-bruce/2011/11/27/lighting-a-kom-fai-lantern/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 27 Nov 2011 15:36:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ric and Sharon</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Fun]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[2011]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chiang Mai]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[festival of lights]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[kom fan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[lantern]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[lighter]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Loi Krathong]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mae Nam Ping]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Night Bazar]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[november]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ping River]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Thailand]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blogs.ntm.org/ric-bruce/?p=3765</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[November is one of our favorite months in Thailand for a few reasons: it&#8217;s beginning to get cooler at night, it&#8217;s almost Christmas and Loi Krathong. Loi Krathong is one of our favorite Thai holidays. People let hundreds of these lanterns float into the sky. Here&#8217;s a video of us adding to the chaos:]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://blogs.ntm.org/ric-bruce/2011/11/27/lighting-a-kom-fai-lantern/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Loi Krathong 2011</title>
		<link>http://blogs.ntm.org/ric-bruce/2011/11/09/loi-krathong-2011/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.ntm.org/ric-bruce/2011/11/09/loi-krathong-2011/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Nov 2011 16:41:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ric and Sharon</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Fun]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Buddhist]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chiang Mai]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[China]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[culture]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Loi Krathong]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[monk]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Navarat bridge]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[parade]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[temple]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Thapae gate]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Thapae road]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[traditional]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[tribal]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blogs.ntm.org/ric-bruce/?p=3754</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Loi Krathong (sometimes referred to as the &#8220;Festival of Lights&#8221;) here in Chiang Mai is a sight to behold. There&#8217;s more culture in town this time of year than you can shake a stick at. On the agenda are several things that people who saw last year&#8217;s pictures will remember: releasing thousands of lanterns into [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://blogs.ntm.org/ric-bruce/2011/11/09/loi-krathong-2011/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Thankful for Friends</title>
		<link>http://blogs.ntm.org/ric-bruce/2011/09/07/thankful-for-friends/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.ntm.org/ric-bruce/2011/09/07/thankful-for-friends/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Sep 2011 11:05:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ric and Sharon</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Fun]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chiang Mai]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[friends]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ministry]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[pray]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[relationships]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[request]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blogs.ntm.org/ric-bruce/?p=3643</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Sharon and I are reaching unreached tribes with the gospel! Actually we&#8217;ve learned that ministry is all about is relationships. We&#8217;ve been humbled by the welcome our Thai friends have given us. The time we spend with our friends here in the culture has continued to increase as our language ability increases and our level [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://blogs.ntm.org/ric-bruce/2011/09/07/thankful-for-friends/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Short Stay in the Hospital</title>
		<link>http://blogs.ntm.org/ric-bruce/2011/08/30/short-stay-in-the-hospital/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.ntm.org/ric-bruce/2011/08/30/short-stay-in-the-hospital/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 31 Aug 2011 00:48:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ric and Sharon</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[News Article]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[admission]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[antibiotics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chiang Mai]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[clinic]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[condition]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[culture]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[food poisoning]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hospital]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sharon Bruce]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blogs.ntm.org/ric-bruce/?p=3634</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Sharon appears to have gotten over a short bout with mild food poisoning after two nights in the hospital. We went into a local clinic on Monday because Sharon had a low fever and a racing pulse. The doctor decided to keep her in the hospital for a few nights to monitor her after he [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://blogs.ntm.org/ric-bruce/2011/08/30/short-stay-in-the-hospital/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>We&#8217;re Moving</title>
		<link>http://blogs.ntm.org/ric-bruce/2011/08/28/were-moving/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.ntm.org/ric-bruce/2011/08/28/were-moving/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 28 Aug 2011 07:15:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ric and Sharon</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[News Article]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bungalow]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chiang Mai]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[contract]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[house]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[look]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[moving]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[one year]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[price]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[townhouse]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blogs.ntm.org/ric-bruce/?p=3626</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[One thing weighing heavily on our minds is an upcoming move next month. Our current one year contract is expiring October 1st and we&#8217;ll be moving to a smaller bungalow-style or townhouse-style home near our church. Unfortunately we haven&#8217;t been able to find anything in our price range in this area. Please be praying as [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://blogs.ntm.org/ric-bruce/2011/08/28/were-moving/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>2</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Family Visit Draws to a Close</title>
		<link>http://blogs.ntm.org/ric-bruce/2011/08/09/family-visit-draws-to-a-close/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.ntm.org/ric-bruce/2011/08/09/family-visit-draws-to-a-close/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Aug 2011 16:42:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ric and Sharon</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Family]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chiang Mai]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[culture]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[elepants]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[food]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[prayer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[safety]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[taste]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[travel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[visit]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blogs.ntm.org/ric-bruce/?p=3611</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[We&#8217;ve had a great couple of weeks with Sharon&#8217;s family. They came to experience a different culture, try new things and enjoy time with us and our new friends. As Sharon&#8217;s father Dave pointed out today, &#8220;We&#8217;ve certainly run the gamut of experiences here in Thailand.&#8221; It&#8217;s true. We pretty much tried to give them [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://blogs.ntm.org/ric-bruce/2011/08/09/family-visit-draws-to-a-close/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Family Visiting</title>
		<link>http://blogs.ntm.org/ric-bruce/2011/07/26/family-visiting/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.ntm.org/ric-bruce/2011/07/26/family-visiting/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Jul 2011 14:34:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ric and Sharon</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Family]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chiang Mai]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[driving]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[prayer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[request]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[safety]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[truck]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[visit]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blogs.ntm.org/ric-bruce/?p=3606</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[We&#8217;re enjoying a special treat for the next few weeks: Sharon&#8217;s parents and sister. On the first day of their visit we covered a lot of ground and tried to keep them running around so they could adjust to the time zone quickly. We&#8217;ve got an ambitious agenda for the next few weeks together so [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://blogs.ntm.org/ric-bruce/2011/07/26/family-visiting/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Holy City</title>
		<link>http://blogs.ntm.org/ric-bruce/2011/07/16/holy-city/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.ntm.org/ric-bruce/2011/07/16/holy-city/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 16 Jul 2011 05:28:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ric and Sharon</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[News Article]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[2011]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chiang Mai]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Christian]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Holy City]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Holy City Chiang Mai]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Thailand]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blogs.ntm.org/ric-bruce/?p=3560</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[We participated in this year&#8217;s annual gathering of 7,000 Christians for worship and prayer last night. Like last year our church led worship at this gathering which would appear to attract about 2% of all Christians in Thailand if you divide 7000 by the latest numbers given at Congress 7.5: 400,000 Christians in a nation [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://blogs.ntm.org/ric-bruce/2011/07/16/holy-city/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>New Pictures</title>
		<link>http://blogs.ntm.org/ric-bruce/2011/07/10/new-pictures/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.ntm.org/ric-bruce/2011/07/10/new-pictures/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 10 Jul 2011 14:01:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ric and Sharon</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Pictures]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[buddha]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chiang Mai]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Doi Suthep]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[monk]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[palace]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Prathat Doi Suthep]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[temple]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Thailand]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[visit]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[wat]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blogs.ntm.org/ric-bruce/?p=3545</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[New pictures of our latest adventures can be found on our Picasa Web Albums and a few examples are embedded below on our website. We went up Doi Suthep, a mountain near our house, with friends and we decided to pay ten dollars for the tour at the palace on top. The tour guide wanted [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://blogs.ntm.org/ric-bruce/2011/07/10/new-pictures/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>2</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Glad We&#8217;re Not Alone</title>
		<link>http://blogs.ntm.org/ric-bruce/2011/06/16/glad-were-not-alone/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.ntm.org/ric-bruce/2011/06/16/glad-were-not-alone/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Jun 2011 17:35:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ric and Sharon</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Ministry]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Anthony and Emilie]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chiang Mai]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[coworkers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[learn]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[lesson]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[New Tribes Mission]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[organization]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Thai]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Thailand]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blogs.ntm.org/ric-bruce/?p=3441</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Incidentally, we&#8217;re in an organization with other people in it. People we like. Unfortunately because we live in very different parts of a large city we rarely have occasion to see each other (Chiang Mai has a metropolitan population of over a million). Thankfully we have problems to bring us together. Saturday our language helper [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://blogs.ntm.org/ric-bruce/2011/06/16/glad-were-not-alone/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Our Favorite Thai Food</title>
		<link>http://blogs.ntm.org/ric-bruce/2011/05/24/our-favorite-thai-food/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.ntm.org/ric-bruce/2011/05/24/our-favorite-thai-food/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 24 May 2011 15:23:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ric and Sharon</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Fun]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chiang Mai]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[eat]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[egg noodles]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fish sauce]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[food]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[green beans]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[khao ka moo]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Khao Soi]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[lime and chili]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[northern thailand]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[papaya]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[peanut]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[pickled vegetables]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[pork]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[shrimp]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[somtam]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[soy sauce]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[spicy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[spicy peppers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sugar paste]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Thai]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[tomatoes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[waffle]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blogs.ntm.org/ric-bruce/?p=3409</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[We&#8217;re so grateful to live in a country with amazing food. Some dishes tested our resolve but after a few tries our tolerance for spiciness, bitter flavors and different textures have been pushed to the limits and stretched. Eating more rice to cut down on the amount of other food we eat has resulted in [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://blogs.ntm.org/ric-bruce/2011/05/24/our-favorite-thai-food/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>2</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Not Your Mom&#8217;s Monkhood Parade</title>
		<link>http://blogs.ntm.org/ric-bruce/2011/05/17/not-your-moms-monkhood-parade/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.ntm.org/ric-bruce/2011/05/17/not-your-moms-monkhood-parade/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 17 May 2011 16:02:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ric and Sharon</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[video]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[baffled]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chiang Mai]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[investigate]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[parade]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[questions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sometimes we see weird things]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[study]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[symbolism]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[youtube]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blogs.ntm.org/ric-bruce/?p=3327</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Nope. This thing is serious. Check out this video I took today of a passing parade and threw on our website. We&#8217;re not completely baffled by these things anymore but I will say that every single one is different. We&#8217;re still in the process of figuring out what certain aspects mean&#8230; like what&#8217;s the symbolism [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://blogs.ntm.org/ric-bruce/2011/05/17/not-your-moms-monkhood-parade/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Signs in Thailand</title>
		<link>http://blogs.ntm.org/ric-bruce/2011/05/08/signs-in-thailand/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.ntm.org/ric-bruce/2011/05/08/signs-in-thailand/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 08 May 2011 16:57:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ric and Sharon</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Pictures]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ad]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[advertisement]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chiang Mai]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[dang energy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[drink]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[food]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[karaoke]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mailbox]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[new city market]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[personal property]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[restaurant]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[roadside stand]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sign]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[temple]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Thailand]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[truck]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[wat]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[yellow sign]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[yield]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blogs.ntm.org/ric-bruce/?p=3217</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Signs cover nearly every square inch of available space in Thailand (like they do in many countries). With all the noise sometimes it&#8217;s hard to  notice just one of them let alone read it as we&#8217;re driving by so today I spent an hour taking pictures of signs. Weird huh? When I got home and [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://blogs.ntm.org/ric-bruce/2011/05/08/signs-in-thailand/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>2</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Put us on a Map</title>
		<link>http://blogs.ntm.org/ric-bruce/2011/05/06/put-us-on-a-map/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.ntm.org/ric-bruce/2011/05/06/put-us-on-a-map/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 06 May 2011 11:09:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ric and Sharon</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Newsletter]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[April]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bangkok]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[beach]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bua tong waterfall]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chiang Mai]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Koh Samed]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lawa]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ric and sharon bruce]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ruammit village]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Thailand]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[travel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[tribal wedding]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[tribe]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blogs.ntm.org/ric-bruce/?p=3206</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[For your viewing pleasure I&#8217;ve placed dots and drawn arrows all over a map of Thailand illustrating the places we&#8217;ve visited. Pictures and captions show you what the place looks like and explains when we went, why we traveled there and for how long we stayed. Don&#8217;t miss the small text in the lower corner [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://blogs.ntm.org/ric-bruce/2011/05/06/put-us-on-a-map/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Tropical Downpour Video</title>
		<link>http://blogs.ntm.org/ric-bruce/2011/05/05/tropical-downpour-video/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.ntm.org/ric-bruce/2011/05/05/tropical-downpour-video/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 05 May 2011 10:25:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ric and Sharon</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[News Article]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[video]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chiang Mai]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[downpour]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[flood]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[grass]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[lightning]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mississippi River]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ong]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ping River]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[rain]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[strong wind]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Thailand]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[thunder]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[tropical]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[US]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[yard]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blogs.ntm.org/ric-bruce/?p=3189</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s been raining almost every afternoon as the rainy season begins here. Today&#8217;s rain was the hardest we&#8217;ve experienced yet with strong winds, hard rain and lightning for about ten minutes. Today&#8217;s rain reminded me to pray for those who live along the Mississippi River in the US and for families of the recent victims [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://blogs.ntm.org/ric-bruce/2011/05/05/tropical-downpour-video/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>2</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Chest Hair and Rap Music</title>
		<link>http://blogs.ntm.org/ric-bruce/2011/04/27/chest-hair-and-rap-music/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.ntm.org/ric-bruce/2011/04/27/chest-hair-and-rap-music/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Apr 2011 18:17:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ric and Sharon</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[News Article]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[America]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[aunt]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[chest hair]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chiang Mai]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[conversation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[curry]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Good news]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[gospel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Michigan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[rap]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[snow]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Story]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[uncle]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blogs.ntm.org/ric-bruce/?p=3118</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Most mornings as I&#8217;m walking by the neighbors invite me to eat with them. Today Uncle Ah kicked my usual chair a yard into the road as I walked by and I joined he and Auntie for spicy pork curry and sticky rice. Actually it&#8217;s not just one chair it&#8217;s two green plastic lawn chairs [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://blogs.ntm.org/ric-bruce/2011/04/27/chest-hair-and-rap-music/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>2</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>City-Wide Waterfight Video!</title>
		<link>http://blogs.ntm.org/ric-bruce/2011/04/14/city-wide-waterfight-video/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.ntm.org/ric-bruce/2011/04/14/city-wide-waterfight-video/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Apr 2011 15:12:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ric and Sharon</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[News Article]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bruce]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chiang Mai]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[moat]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[new year]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ric]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sharon Bruce]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Songkran]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Thailand]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[water fight]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blogs.ntm.org/ric-bruce/?p=3021</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Lots of things make Chiang Mai famous: stunning temples, the zoo, jungle adventures, etc. Beyond that, however, the thing Chiang Mai may be best known for is its annual water fight during Songkran, the traditional Thai New Year. It&#8217;s insane. Today we walked for five hours around the city&#8217;s moat throwing an empty bucket into [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://blogs.ntm.org/ric-bruce/2011/04/14/city-wide-waterfight-video/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>2</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Songkran Festival</title>
		<link>http://blogs.ntm.org/ric-bruce/2011/04/08/songkran-festival/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.ntm.org/ric-bruce/2011/04/08/songkran-festival/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Apr 2011 14:27:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ric and Sharon</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[News Article]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[blessing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[celebration]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[chair]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chiang Mai]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[festival]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[monk]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[picture]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[pour]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[smile]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Songkran]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Thailand]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[water]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blogs.ntm.org/ric-bruce/?p=3000</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Thailand has its own New Year celebration from the 13th to the 15th of April each year. It&#8217;s a really big deal and we&#8217;re gearing up to participate in it this year here in Chiang Mai. Honestly we don&#8217;t know too much about it but we&#8217;ve been prepared by our Thai friends to get very, [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://blogs.ntm.org/ric-bruce/2011/04/08/songkran-festival/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Drum Dance</title>
		<link>http://blogs.ntm.org/ric-bruce/2011/03/27/drum-dance/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.ntm.org/ric-bruce/2011/03/27/drum-dance/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 27 Mar 2011 15:05:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ric and Sharon</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[video]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chiang Mai]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cultural center]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cymbal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[dance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[drum]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[gong]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[tribal]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blogs.ntm.org/ric-bruce/?p=2968</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Embedded on our website and, like always, posted on YouTube is a video of what we thought were men acting out what was once a traditional tribal dance at Chiang Mai&#8217;s cultural center. After showing it to friends at our church and hearing them say it was an old Thai dance we&#8217;re not sure exactly [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://blogs.ntm.org/ric-bruce/2011/03/27/drum-dance/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
		</item>
	</channel>
</rss>

