TwoTreeMe

I've seen a couple lists that people have made regarding the things they grew accustomed to, noticed, or learned while in Thailand. Here, I give a couple points on things that I've learned, noticed, and grown accustomed to as well. I'm sure I could think of more if I really tried, but for right now, this is all I got. 1. Food stalls/market foot is way better than any restaurant. Most street stalls will have super cheap, quick little snack foods like meat on a stick, kabobs, dumplings, or fruit. But some food stalls will serve sit-down meals like noodle bowls, phad thai, and other Thai dishes that you will never find in a restaurant. Also, they’re much cheaper and each stall is different since each person makes their food a little different than the others. ... read more

“Yeah. Okay,” I said nodding. I didn’t need to be told what to do around charging dogs, but maybe Gersha did. She looked nervous and I knew she just wasn’t going to risk coming out past 9:00. The sister told us goodnight, and that the bell rings at 5:20 in the morning for morning chanting at 5:30. She walked away to her quarters and Gersha and I walked up to our building. Gersha’s room was closest so when she went in she told me goodnight and handed me the flashlight, even though my room was only two doors away from hers. “See you in the morning!” “See you.” And I went in my room. It felt hotter in my room than it was outside. I decided to sleep naked because I knew it was going to ... read more

“Do you know this place?” I asked the taxi driver and showed him the paper. The driver was one of two drivers who were sitting outside Bundit House waiting for someone to come by needing a taxi. The drivers always have their taxi’s waiting in a line. Sometimes they leave the engine running for the AC so the taxi stays cool, while they sit on a raised wooden platform under the shade of two trees off to the side of the road. That day there were two taxi’s, and the driver of the first car came around off the wooden platform to greet me and ask where I was going. He looked at the paper that the International Relations Office at MUIC had given me. I had been in there the day before asking to have ... read more

(After note: I'm not editing this because it's late and this is really long so I apologize for grammar and sentences that may or may not make sense lol) Well, my internet’s not working right now, so I can’t do the research I would like for this paper I need to write. In the meantime, maybe I’ll give ya’ll a little blog to read :) I was asked to talk about my classes, and I realize that I actually haven’t talked about my classes at all! I can’t really take pictures in my classrooms so I don’t have those to put on facebook, and basically, they’re not nearly as exciting or fundamentally life-changing as everything else in Thailand has been so far. Except, that they’re the actual reason I’m here, and if it weren’t for my ... read more

So. Thailand. You know, sometimes I don't even realize where I am, and what I'm doing, until I look back at my photos and realize - I actually did that. I was actually there. That was really me. I'm really in Thailand. Yeah, I've felt homesick. There are times when I'm just so frustrated with the language barrier, that I'm ready to give up. When I'm waiting for a shuttle to take me home from class and I'm getting bit by mosquitos left and right. When I'm tired and just want to flip on the tv, but I can't understand a word, when all i want to do is watch some netflix but it doesn't service thailand. When all I really want is some mashed potatoes, a grilled chicken breast, steamed broccoli, and to smother it ... read more