Dear Brent, I’ve eaten a lot of things that taste like minnows since coming to Thailand. Spring rolls, watermelon seeds, banana chips; when I eat things here, I feel like I forgot to wash my hands after playing in the minnow bucket. My lack of filter usually compels me to blurt out: “This tastes like fish,” and causes our dear vegetarian, Justin, to stop eating. I have developed a greater respect for the vegetarian lifestyle because of this; I congratulate you for making it through Thailand alive. I’m bored to death with the food on our street; I can’t imagine having even fewer options. I haven’t been writing of late. It’s not because of my selfish-keep the information to myself tendencies like of the past, but because I’ve been sleeping. I’ve actually been going to bed
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