Thank you both for the welcomes.
RE: My Parkinson's, it's in very early stages and the medication seems to be effective and I haven't noticed any side effects. A couple of students had begun to notice small face and hand tremors, so I figured it was time to move on.
Since I must take the med a 1/2 hour before eating or 1 hour after eating, between meal snacking is reduced and that should help me lose weight.
While waiting for our Chinese visas in 2015, we lived in Ko Kha, Lampang for two to three months. It was about 1/2 the distance from Big C, etc. that Krasang is from B'ram. It was also rural, like Krasang. We were happy there, and I think I'll easily make the adjustment to life in Krasang.