House Arrest

We got a notice this evening from our student facilitator telling us to make sure we stay put with our host families for the next few days. I think his instructions are more applicable to the students living in the city. We really don't have any place to go up here on the farm. Apparently all the unrest in Bangkok is coming to a head. After a rebel red-shirt general was shot last weekend, the riots have escalated and the military has come down really hard. It really has had no effect on us up north. I honestly forgot that there was anything going on in Bangkok. However, BYU is taking things seriously as are our professor and student facilitator. There is a chance that I could come home. We should know in the next few days. I really hope that I get to stay. I feel like I have just had a taste of what I am in for and it would be really hard to go home now after seeing what good I could do and what I could learn. I don't want any of you to worry about me. The violence is really far away and has absolutely nothing to do with me. Plus, I am living up in the mountains away from anything remotely political. I feel 100% safe in the hands of my professor and BYU. They know what they are doing and if they feel the situation is too dangerous, they will pull us out. In the mean time, I intend to do what I can, learn what I can, and enjoy this experience while it lasts.