PatOBrien

So a couple days ago there was a Thai Holiday called childrens day taking place and I had no idea what to expect. Well Mary informs me that they completely dress the little kids from the school in different outfits for different dances. There were several different dance routines and it was a bigger deal than I was anticipating. The dances ranged from traditional thai to a techno themed crazy dance and from ages 5-11. I have a video that shows off some of the young ladies dancing and they are decked out with make up and look like tiny women, kind of creepy when you are standing right next to them, not to mention I am a huge white guy filming them to make it even creepier haha. I am not one for children but ... read more

Well im going to be quite honest. The night I arrived in thailand i was rethinking things because almost nobody seemed to know any good english and I was freaking out in my youth hostel not liking my first experience with the country. I was laying in bed from 2am to 7am from jet lag in my dorm and already feeling slight culture shock at everything that I didnt have access too(netlix, american TV, food, english). Which was expected but different once you actually have no access to it. So I checked out of my youth hostel and started walking around at 7:30am and things immediately changed. The street i stayed on is a huge backpacking community which i didnt realize was as big as it was, there are backpackers everywhere!!! Most of them speak english ... read more

Well the time is getting closer and closer... 6 months of planning and saving money is about to set into motion. the last 7 years in Terre Haute has been pretty enlightening and it has sculpted me into the person I am today but more so it was the people I met in there that had the most effect, from Terre Haute North, Dairy Queen, and Texas Roadhouse. Im going to update my blog as often as I can so people can live vicariously through me and see what other parts of the world have to offer. One of my goals in doing that is keeping the writing short and to the point so there is no dull reading with plenty of pictures for visual gratification. To recap on my life in midwest America, it consisted ... read more