Ajahn Thee Sabbajayanto shares his experience of arriving in Australia at age 16 for school and further studies.

He didn't know any English, and had to start learning it by 'being thrown in at the deep end'. Naturally, it wasn't easy, and although he liked Australia a lot, he had to work very hard to adjust to a language and culture very different from Thailand.

After school, he finished flight school and became a fully licensed commercial pilot, and could have applied for permanent residency in Australia. However, by that stage he decided that he really wants to be a Buddhist monk, and he returned to Thailand to ordain.

Ajahn provides a touching account of his struggles and tribulations on his way to monkhood, including the reaction of his totally surprised parents.

Ajahn Thee Sabbajayanto is a Thai monk with 10 years in the monkhood. He originally ordained in the North of Thailand, but a short time later moved to train at Wat Pah Nanachat. Currently, he is based at Amaravati Monastery near London.

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