i'm here!
first time i've really been able to use the internet.
i don't even know where to begin. a week has gone by and already so much has happened.
first off - i miss my 3 B's - Beth, Brooke, and Brian.
i miss everyone else too.
the plane rides were rough. we went from stl to chicago, not bad at all. chicago airport sucks. then from chicago to japan. 12 hours. crappy horrible movies. not much sleep. narita japan airport. very weird. futuristic. cutesy and brightly colored. quiet.
japan airport:
from japan to bangkok. the worst flight yet. only 7 hours but i fell into an uncomfortable sleep within minutes of getting seated on the plane and woke up a few times to the nasty smells of the plane food that the girl next to me was eating.
when we arrived in bangkok, everyone was beat. but we had to go through immigration and then load all of our luggage onto a bus.
who is we?
me, ann, jamie, vicky, robin, tristen, maria, pamela, daniella, jeff. emily. sam. i will go in to more detail on these people later. but all of them except for emily and sam are webster students.
our housing is not in Bangkok, it is in Hua-Hin. but we had to stay in Bangkok the first night in a Comfort Suite hotel. our guides were Dennis, Jamie, and some other guy.. I forget his name.
the guides:
we arrived in thailand around 11pm and it was too late to head over to the condominiums where we'd be living.
when we got to the hotel, most everyone started drinking. i washed my face and passed out. i would have slept anywhere i was so tired.
the hotel:
in the morning, we had breakfast which consisted of rice, noodles, and fruit. then me and 4 others took a little bus to Bangkok. it was probably the most exciting car ride ever for me, and for everyone else i was riding with. 2 and a half hours of seeing things we had never seen before. things that were not familiar at all. motorbikes holding families of 4 driving on the highway. the roads are opposite. ferile dogs and cats. pictures of the king EVERYWHERE. and i mean everywhere. and don't insult the king or else you'll go to jail.
king everywhere:
it feels as though there are no traffic rules in thailand. crossing the street is like risking your life. i am surprised nobody has gotten run over yet. very surprised. it is very dangerous. the guy driving the car that took us to the condominums spoke no english at all, so whenever we would try to speak thai to him, he would laugh at us. one time during the 2.5 hour trip, he stopped off at a gas station because he was thirsty. he ended up going to a street vendor that was selling liquid in plastic bags with a straw. we had no idea what he was drinking. we thought it was alcohol. turns out, it was soda.
i'm already tired of typing. MORE LATER.
first time i've really been able to use the internet.
i don't even know where to begin. a week has gone by and already so much has happened.
first off - i miss my 3 B's - Beth, Brooke, and Brian.
i miss everyone else too.
the plane rides were rough. we went from stl to chicago, not bad at all. chicago airport sucks. then from chicago to japan. 12 hours. crappy horrible movies. not much sleep. narita japan airport. very weird. futuristic. cutesy and brightly colored. quiet.
japan airport:
from japan to bangkok. the worst flight yet. only 7 hours but i fell into an uncomfortable sleep within minutes of getting seated on the plane and woke up a few times to the nasty smells of the plane food that the girl next to me was eating.
when we arrived in bangkok, everyone was beat. but we had to go through immigration and then load all of our luggage onto a bus.
who is we?
me, ann, jamie, vicky, robin, tristen, maria, pamela, daniella, jeff. emily. sam. i will go in to more detail on these people later. but all of them except for emily and sam are webster students.
our housing is not in Bangkok, it is in Hua-Hin. but we had to stay in Bangkok the first night in a Comfort Suite hotel. our guides were Dennis, Jamie, and some other guy.. I forget his name.
the guides:
we arrived in thailand around 11pm and it was too late to head over to the condominiums where we'd be living.
when we got to the hotel, most everyone started drinking. i washed my face and passed out. i would have slept anywhere i was so tired.
the hotel:
in the morning, we had breakfast which consisted of rice, noodles, and fruit. then me and 4 others took a little bus to Bangkok. it was probably the most exciting car ride ever for me, and for everyone else i was riding with. 2 and a half hours of seeing things we had never seen before. things that were not familiar at all. motorbikes holding families of 4 driving on the highway. the roads are opposite. ferile dogs and cats. pictures of the king EVERYWHERE. and i mean everywhere. and don't insult the king or else you'll go to jail.
king everywhere:
it feels as though there are no traffic rules in thailand. crossing the street is like risking your life. i am surprised nobody has gotten run over yet. very surprised. it is very dangerous. the guy driving the car that took us to the condominums spoke no english at all, so whenever we would try to speak thai to him, he would laugh at us. one time during the 2.5 hour trip, he stopped off at a gas station because he was thirsty. he ended up going to a street vendor that was selling liquid in plastic bags with a straw. we had no idea what he was drinking. we thought it was alcohol. turns out, it was soda.
i'm already tired of typing. MORE LATER.
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