HIGHS & lows

I had a hard time trying to remember where I had placed my cell phone so I could blog (which is an awesome thing). Meaning that I am totally detached and enjoying the time promoting basketball, hanging out with the guys, and loving on the people of Bhutan. We try to meet as a team each night and discuss different topics and talk about the upcoming day (if we have any idea what is planned, it changes so often, which is awesome). What we have been doing is sharing our highs and lows about the day. Most evenings we had had multiple highs and very few lows. I will share some of my personal highs and lows and also those of the teams.

Lows-
*Teammates getting sick, hurt, and not feeling well. (Very common on a trip of any kind)
*Not always being together (due to schedule) and being able to share in the exciting times. (Some might say that is a high, not always being together)
*Missing loved ones in the US and not being with them.

HIGHS-
*Going to different schools and seeing the kids and their smiles when we walk around the grounds and talk with them in the classrooms. They are so respectful, we haven't had some many kids call us "sir" or bow in respect to us in our lives.
*Being able to share the game of basketball and teach basketball skills along with life skills.
*Being around a great group of guys (our team) that get it. My job is awesome, where I can impact their lives with my life experiences but they can also impact my life with their passion and world view.
*Seeing a country and experiencing a culture that very few people in the world even know about or get to be apart of.

I could go on and on with so many highs that some people might get really jealous, so I will end with what some of us experienced the other day. Through the small game of basketball we were able to meet and hangout with one of the Kings personal assistants, the King only has 3 of them. We met in a coffee shop and were able to just talk and listen to his experiences growing up with the King (a Prince when they were younger) and now working for the King. It was an experience that I will not forget anytime soon.

This trip has been amazing so far, we look forward to going into smaller towns and provinces tomorrow and experiencing life outside the big city. From the Land of the Thunder Dragon,
I (we) have to go get ready to play the National Team one last time, maybe on National TV.
They have improved each time we have played so it should be fun to play against and with our new friends.