January 5th Today was our first full day in Thailand, and boy was it FULL. The day began by meeting up with our Thai buddies after breakfast. My Thai buddies are named Thanchanok Boonjanta and Dajchanee Laomoo, but to my benefit they go by the English names Kate and Meow. They are the sweetest girls who are so loving and thoughtful. Gift-giving is a big thing in Thai culture, and Kate and Meow have been sure to remind me of that cultural tradition. They buy me little things everywhere we go and make sure to pay attention to things that I almost bought or said I liked. After breakfast, we headed to a market full of people, shopping, and plenty of questionable smells. I bought a pair of elephant pants for 120 baht, which comes out
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