Day 24: Beach Again? Sure...Why Not.

Well, today was another beachy day! We went to Hua Hin again to hang out and work on our tans! And yes...we look like lobsters even though we put on sunscreen. Oh well...red's better than white right? And my hair stayed stick straight at the beach?! I'm still lovin' this straight hair thing! It's awesome not having to use a hair dryer and straightener everyday of my life! So Alyse and Heidi came with us to the beach this time, so that was a lot of fun. We seriously just laid around and slept all day. And the water was much clearer today than it was last weekend, so we actually went into the ocean! I stepped on something and it hurt, so I thought it was a sea shell, but later on I noticed small white crabs running on the sand under the water. That was interesting. And we could see fish swimming all around us too. I'm not really an ocean kinda girl...I'd much prefer to swim in a pool on the beach. That would be perfect. But, heck...I'll take what I can get. We met a cute old couple from Holland today; they were in the beach chairs next to us. AND WE MET OUR FIRST AMERICAN TODAY TOO!!! I was wondering why some ol' girl kept staring at us, and I was kind of annoyed. Then when we got smoothies, she said something about how good they looked and got all friendly...first thing I noticed: AMERICAN ACCENT! It's crazy how we've been here a month and haven't met a single American until now. But it was cool talking to her for a while...just a small piece of home to enjoy.

On the way home, we stopped by an ATM to get some money, and we saw one of those "check your weight" machines. So, of course we forked out a whole 1 baht to do that! I'm proud to say that I've almost lost 10 pounds! Hallelujah!!! I knew I felt skinner in my swim suit today! :) So, here's to another 10 pounds before I come home!

So, here's an interesting thing about Thailand. Everywhere you go, especially the beach or outdoor restaurant areas (Co-Co Walk or Khosan Road)...there are tons and tons of vendors hounding you to buy stuff. It's absolutely the most annoying thing ever, but I have to respect them because they're just trying to make a living. We actually had a woman get on her knees at the beach and beg us to buy a rug from her for like 2000 baht ($60)...um no. It's it's way funny when people get mad when you say "no thank you." I'm pretty sure one man cussed Allison out in Thai when she rejected his peanuts! Haha! But I will say that I'm for sure a fan of the beach dress vendors. I've bought 3 super cute dresses for about $4 each, and I'm ok with that. I've come to the sad realization that I suck at bartering. If the price is 500 baht, I'm like, "Ehh...I'll give you 200." And the person laughs in my face. Haha. I guess I can't be good at everything! It's also interesting how the money exchange is affecting us while we're here. Like, I'll see a dress and the price will be 300 baht ($9) and I'm like, "Heck no!" But in America I'd for sure pay like $20 for the same dress. It's ridiculous really.

Ok...well, I'm tired. And work/school is going to come early tomorrow. Goodnight everyone.

I'm out.
Cwalk.