The lure of free internet, access at the hotel costs 25 baht an hour, and air con basically forced me to come in early. Also that means i can update this more often.
We are becoming a regular site around CMU. We still stick out quite a bit. Not only are we taller and broader than most, we wear colors. Let me explain the scene. Almost all the students wear black bottoms (guy in pants gals in skirts) and starched white collared shirts. They look so professional and i wish our university would adopt this dress code in leiu of flip flops and sweatpants.
My thai in improving each day. I am the best at numbers and food. I am trying to take it seriously because i get so frustrated with myself not knowing much Thai. I can't just strike up a convo and this time the error is on my side since i am in their country.
A few nights ago, we met two thai friends out by the front of tesco and they invited us to meet the rest of their friends at a club called warm-up.
Now this club by the sheer set up is much like the US, but what goes on is entirely different. The thai's tend to stick in single gender groups around tables rather than mixing together on an open dance floor. The range of motion of their dancing is about 1/3 of ours.
There is more focus on the music rather than the grinding which is quite refresing.
I got a small glimpse of insight into the lives of the thais my age because one of our new friends studied in Australian for a year and his English was excellent. He was able to discuss the differences between American/Australian vs Thai behavior.
This weekend marks the start of Songkran festival. The new year celebration the involves a city wide water fight. People roam the streets on foot, bike, or pick up truck in search of the next target. it lasts for about 6 days with the highest point around Wednesday.
A group of 6 of us will be heading north for a few days to chiang rai then down to chiang dao for a few days. We take a bus north to spend a night in the lower part of the golden triangle then journey by bamboo raft down the river to teton(spelling?) to spend a night in this charming little town and finally end up in a haven for caving in chiang dao..
Swimming under a waterfall
New thai friends
Rafting down the river (im standing up in white)
Playing impromtu with a hill tribesman
Open air market
Me in front of the king and queen
Riding an elephant
playing my new drum on the roof
Drinking at our favorite bar across the street (chang beer)
Coffee one Afternoon
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