The week flew by and today has been the start off a great weekend. Yesterday I decided I will be staying in Thailand for my second semester.
It is what I need, what I want and what will happen. I can't explain to you how happy I am!
Today I went to lunch with Plum, she is my thai "buddy" that I got paired up with through the international exchange program. She's awesome!
I brought Brooke, Kyle and Kevin to tag along so we could all get to know eachother. What an amazing lunch....ETHOS I LOVE YOU.
We asked Plum every single question we had... from Thai words to hot spots to ladyboys... you name it; we asked it. I was beginning to feel like I should start paying her per question because her insight was soooo useful. It is an experience within itself to share culture with someone from a different place...
Kyle asked Plum to write "Wake up and live" in thai but the thing we all didn't quite understand is that Thai language and English don't aways have direct translations. Emotions and words are translated differently.
The word wake up in thai can mean to become concious while in America it means to Wake up, Get up and get out...We joked saying it would be hilarious if Plum wrote something extremely inapropriate and Kyle got it tatooed thinking it said "wake up and live" Shoulda woulda coulda.
This guy overheard us talking about learning thai, he was the one that told us about the trouble with direct translation.
We later find out that he has lived in thailand for 9 years and is also the owner of the resturant!
I tell you, somethings are just too crazy. He was so insightful, humble and genuine.
I told him I would post a picture of him with his resturant on my blog so that when it becomes big and everyone is looking for a place to eat... they will go to Ethos at least once ;)
Real. Raw. Vegan. Healthy. Good Vibes. everything you need in one place.
I would love to work there... I got his number because in Novemeber he said he will need someone to work part time!
you can never know too many people
you can never know too many people
There is a different letter for each tone... and twice as many letters as English.
Its crazy.
The word cow itself can mean like 5 different things in thai, depending how you pronounce it... no wonder no one understands us!
If you try at everything and fail at somethings its better than trying for nothing and missing everything. Take every opportunity you get and open your heart to everyone that crosses your path.
Share your story, inspire others and have good Ethos.
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