"I'm writing these words while sitting on a wooden bench in the lush green garden of the Peace-Love-Joy home. Chiang Mai’s December air is cool and fresh, birds are chirping, flowers are blooming under the morning sun. It feels almost surreal to be here, especially thinking back to three days ago when I was totally exhausted with work in Ho Chi Minh city.
I appreciate this trip a lot more than before, there's almost a feeling like a long lost child who gets to come home. Chiang Mai has always had such a very special place in my heart. I have no specific plan during this trip, so Pi Maew - my dear friend - asked me to join her to stay at her friend’s house (which also serves as an Airbnb) in another part of the city.
It is a short drive from the Chiang Mai city center to this home. Once our car arrived, three fluffy dogs ran out and alerted the owner - Pi Jim - with their barking sounds. Pi Jim greeted us with a warm smile and showed us where we would stay for the next three days. It was a Thai style wooden house with two floors nestled among green grass and hundred-year-old trees..."
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