My home for the night is a cubbie, second class sleeper car, train to Chiang Mai. I’m listening to Beta Band as the dark Thai countryside flies by outside the window. This train ride marks the inauguration of my solo journey. I’m 10 days into my trip, but I left Abby and everything familiar at the train station in Bangkok. As I was sitting at the station, waiting to depart, I felt a myriad of emotions. I was incredibly proud of the simple fact that I was sitting on a train, by myself, in Bangkok! Every step, every experience, every feeling is a gift and it’s like Christmas in my world right now. As soon as the pride came it went and so began the feelings of nostalgia, homesickness, love, and sadness. All at once, yet
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