It's been 1 month & 13 days since I moved to Thailand.
Seems like longer but feels like yesterday I arrived. I can't begin to think I would only have 2&1/2 months left here....there's just no way.
I'm going to take a second to share with you my first experience thus far, since I haven't been "the best" on updates. I missed a lot of really memorial moments but at the same time....I can't spend my life behind a screen..
Paradox of progress: blogging takes a lot of time.
So my initial expectations and my actual experience are two separate realities.
Although I didn't know what quite to expect coming to Bangkok, my ideas remained constant. The #1 question: "Why'd you come to Thailand?" ...Everyone and their moms asked that one.
Helllooo, because I wanted to go somewhere I had never been, somewhere I could experience culture shock, cheap living and a new perspective.
I have experienced all of those but what is more interesting is the unexpected, untold, spontaneous, unreal, life-changing, inspiring and unforgettable moments.
The ones that make you wanna " LALA" as Ashlee Simpson would say....
Coming here I had so many different ideas, stereotypes, judgements, negative and positive reviews about Thailand... It took me until now to realize that all of the talk (Internet, movies, news, friends, books) is just that; talk. They are all going to tell you something different (as I am), but it takes the act of actually traveling to FULLY understand what Thailand or any other culture for that matter, has to offer.
In my opinion, Thailand is an amazing place that unconsciously swims in its rich culture; from the people to the food it is one-of-a-kind.
Thammasat university (my exchange school) is only a little chunk of my experience here.
Orientation: everyone abroad wants to make friends. We put ourselves out there... me and my best friend who really isn't even going to the school :P (love you B)...but looking back, we coulda tried harder. So now were trying to reach out to other international students and include ourselves.
Everyone thinks me, Kyle, Brooke and Kevin are dating, or have known each other for years but the truth is we just happened to be at the same place at the same time and we clicked. like a seatbelt.
We first met on our trip to Kho Samet (which has its our post).
We have done SO much in the past month and 10 days it really blows my mind.
1st night we had an authentic Thai dinner made by our landlords parents
We have been to 2 islands
Meditation temple
Fish spa
Thai massage
Ate almost everything and anything
Fried bugs, Thai food, Indian, Mexican, you name it
Became English teachers:FTC
Rode in a tuk tuk and a scooter cab
Rented scooters
Been lost in Thailand
Boat rides
I spun fire!
Rainbows for days
Kickboxing on the rooftop
Spent too much money on shopping
Realized they don't sell alcohol between 2-5
Full moon party
Pet elephants
Drank out of buckets
Zoo
3 rooftop bars:pub crawl
Night market
Siam market
Central mall
Meet people & made friends from:
Irvine, SB, SD; California
North Dakota, USA
Ohio, USA
Devon, England
Barcelona, spain
Caen, France
Dublin, Ireland
Morocco
Sydney, Australia
London, UK
Singapore, Thailand
Bangkok, Thailand ;)
Kudelstaart, Holland
We Still forget: that it rains almost everyday, taxi cab drivers decided if they want you or don't, bugs bite, u need to bring toilet paper, we are farangs, you can't be high maintenance, laundry doesn't do itself,
Hangovers dont get better with age, tone is everything in Thai language and they look at you like you live on mars.
PS There wine taste like grape juice with a splash of lint.
Heres some photos from Khao San Road
