Blogs from North-West Thailand, Thailand, Asia - page 10

I’m going to write about both of these days in the same journal entry since they meshed together. Traveling makes multiple days feel like just one super long day. Thursday was the day we officially left Thailand. I had been dreading Thursday night all week long. I tried to remind myself to enjoy every minute of my time in Thailand and to not focus on the fact that i was leaving. Thursday we went to the walking street by Nakornping hospital. I bought some last minute elephant pants, some rice cakes for the plane ride, and some watermelon. I wanted to eat as much fruit as i could before leaving. In the afternoon we had our program evaluation, which was okay. I felt like the people who were talking were focusing on the negatives and not ... read more

Today was an eventful day full of last minute purchases before leaving Thailand. ☹ We went back to one of the first shopping streets we went to and wandered around. I got some small purses for my buddies to put some of the smaller gifts I got for them in and I also got a wooden ladle for my mom made out of a coconut shell. It was nice to be back in the hustle and bustle of the Thai shopping scene one last time before heading home. I will miss these kinds of open air shopping markets when I go back home. After the shopping in the morning, we had some lunch and then had a meeting as a group to talk about some reflections on the trip and discuss comments we had about the ... read more

One more day in Thailand, where has the time gone? Last night I didn’t sleep very well. I was restless, and my mind was going a thousand miles a minute. I woke up feeling tired and slightly strange. This morning we had bunny bunny and shrimp/rice soup for breakfast. I prefer the pork or chicken and rice soup over the shrimp, but it was still good. After breakfast we pilled into the blue bus and headed to another market/shopping area. The bus seemed empty without our buddies in toe. It was definitely a lot quieter and less entertaining. When we arrived everyone broke up into groups and started shopping. Melissa and I stayed together and searched for some treasures. Halfway through shopping I started to feel weak. I could feel the inside of my body starting ... read more

Friday Dude. We went to Koh Chang today and I honestly had no idea that it would take a whole day to get here. For those who don’t know (because I didn’t), Koh Chang is an island off of the coast of Thailand and it is beautiful. Look it up. Seriously. The reason we were going here was because one of the nursing professors’ (at BCNC) family members owns a resort. A legit resort that people vacation at. It’s called the Chill Resort. Look it up. Or I’ll show you pics eventually. Anyways, we flew to South Thailand (I’m not totally sure where), but it was about an hour and 15 minute flight. Piece of cake after that 15 hour one getting here. As we landed, I was informed that it would be a 3 hour ... read more

This morning I did not want to get out of my bed. I was drenched in sweat but only because it was the first fluffy bed I’ve slept in for awhile. I had the piles bunched up all around me with the fluffy, thick comforter tucked into the pillow, a little cocoon. I sleepily walked my way over to breakfast and was very grateful that I had done so since it was an “endless breakfast.” We could anything from the menu as many times as we wanted. Of course I didn't want to get sick on the boat, so I had to pull out my self-discipline after my first round of breakfast croissants with coconut yogurt and fruit. I topped it off with fresh mixed fruit juice and the fanciest cup of cappuccino. Soon after, we ... read more