The impossible has happened. I have been complimented on my Thai . Not once, but FOUR times! The first time, it was a total stranger. He stopped to admire Adia (totally cute baby that she is), and said, in English, "Lady or. . . .?" So I responded in Thai, "Girl." He said, "Where are you going?" I said, "The university." And he said, "Oh you speak Thai really well." As I have said before, it doesn't take much to impress Thais with your efforts to speak their language. The second time, I was asking my neighbor if I could buy some water (she gets it delivered in bulk, and we buy it from her). Her daughter, who speaks fluent English, was very impressed that I had learned how to say "buy water" since she had last visited. The third time, Jick complimented me on my pronunciation when I said "we're going home." The fourth time, Earn told John I was starting to understand a lot more. So, you see, give me fourteen mo