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		<title>Field Conference and Workshop</title>
		<link>http://blogs.ntm.org/ric-bruce/2011/07/18/field-conference-and-workshop/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Jul 2011 08:54:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ric and Sharon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This week is one of refreshment, encouragement and strategic planning with other members of our organization serving in this region. We&#8217;re thankful for this time, these friends and the clarity the first few days have given us so far. This marks the first week since our arrival that we&#8217;ve taken done virtually no language and culture study. Instead our [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hitting the Books</title>
		<link>http://blogs.ntm.org/ric-bruce/2011/06/08/hitting-the-books/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Jun 2011 01:58:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ric and Sharon</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blogs.ntm.org/ric-bruce/?p=3419</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[During the past two weeks we&#8217;ve knocked some big jobs off our &#8220;to do&#8221; lists by using every available minute to study the Thai language and culture. During the month of June we promised each other we&#8217;d do no traveling and that we&#8217;d focus exclusively on improving our language skills. A few examples of what [...]]]></description>
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		<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>
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		<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>
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		<title>Results of Our First Language Evaluation</title>
		<link>http://blogs.ntm.org/ric-bruce/2011/04/16/results-of-our-first-language-evaluation/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.ntm.org/ric-bruce/2011/04/16/results-of-our-first-language-evaluation/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 16 Apr 2011 16:40:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ric and Sharon</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blogs.ntm.org/ric-bruce/?p=3029</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The results of our first three months of language study in Thailand were very positive and encouraging according to an email we received this week from our leadership. The email contained a few suggestions for fine-tuning our method and a general summary of what we&#8217;ve been doing since we arrived. This report represents the culmination [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tricky Thai</title>
		<link>http://blogs.ntm.org/ric-bruce/2010/04/07/tricky-thai/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Apr 2010 15:52:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ric and Sharon</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blogs.ntm.org/ric-bruce/?p=2208</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The national language of Thailand, Thai is spoken by about 60 million people in Thailand. Learning Thai is going to be Ric and my full time job for the first two years of our time in Thailand. There are many things in Thai that will make it very tricky for us English speakers to learn! [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Learning Thai</title>
		<link>http://blogs.ntm.org/ric-bruce/2010/03/12/learning-thai/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.ntm.org/ric-bruce/2010/03/12/learning-thai/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Mar 2010 16:31:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ric and Sharon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I discovered an app for my iPod that allows us to start learning some basic vocabulary, numbers, and letters in Thai. It&#8217;s mice to have a Thai lesson in my pocket all the time. Here are some screen shots from the app:]]></description>
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		<title>Norfolk, Virginia</title>
		<link>http://blogs.ntm.org/ric-bruce/2009/11/08/norfolk-virginia/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.ntm.org/ric-bruce/2009/11/08/norfolk-virginia/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2009 22:23:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ric and Sharon</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blogs.ntm.org/ric-bruce/?p=1994</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[We have been in Virginia with my brother Sam and his wife Kari since Thursday. This morning we presented our ministry at South Norfolk Congregational Community Church, the church they attend here. Tuesday is Sam&#8217;s 23rd birthday, so we&#8217;re very excited to be here for that as well. While here we&#8217;re doing what we do [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Settling In for the Long Haul</title>
		<link>http://blogs.ntm.org/ric-bruce/2009/10/22/settling-in-for-the-long-haul/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.ntm.org/ric-bruce/2009/10/22/settling-in-for-the-long-haul/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 16:37:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ric and Sharon</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blogs.ntm.org/ric-bruce/?p=1950</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[As Sharon sits behind me she alternately scratches her head, bounces her knees, and bangs some phonetic writing out on the keyboard. Today is her first full day of work after four full days of packing, cleaning, traveling, visiting, and unpacking. Outside the orange leaves on the trees are almost gone and rain is in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Our Home for Seven Weeks</title>
		<link>http://blogs.ntm.org/ric-bruce/2009/08/29/our-home-for-seven-weeks/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.ntm.org/ric-bruce/2009/08/29/our-home-for-seven-weeks/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 30 Aug 2009 01:46:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ric and Sharon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We made it to Tahlequah, Oklahoma safely and have been unpacking, organizing, and cleaning since. We are staying at in a summer camp, which was a mess when we got here. Cleaning it up has taken all day, but now it&#8217;s ready to live in for a few months. Sharon cleaned all the bathrooms and [...]]]></description>
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