Well, I made the mistake of going to bed at 8:30pm and so I ended up waking up about 4am this morning. I popped a TylenolPM and quickly passed out until 10:30am. Haha. Things are going well so far, but the voltage/converter thing is quickly becoming a problem. My straightener already died, and this morning Allison's hairdryer breathed its last as well. We're gonna have to find some Thai hair care stuff on the ASAP because frizzy waves are just not going to cut everyday. Sure, there's really nobody to impress here, but I'm not tryin' to look like a "fat, white, ugly American" while I'm here.I'm having such a great time here, and I can't wait to start teaching tomorrow! I found out that I have 5th and 6th grade math and science in the EIP (English Immersion Program), and my cooperating teacher is a guy named Christian from North Carolina. And yes, he's a Tarheels fan...perfect. But don't worry, boy just got engaged so I'm not even tryin' to holler at that.
So we go
t another massage today...this time it was a 2 hour Thai massage at Health Land! It was amazing...and Allison and I for sure needed it because the bed we slept on last night was so hard it was like sleeping on the floor. Ugh...awful. OH MY GOSH...we had lunch with the administrators again today...I ATE A DANG JELLYFISH!!!! Ewwwww. It was disgusting...the whole meal was! I almost cried. I picked at a bowl of noodles and curry and then pigged out on some coconut milk and rice something for dessert. But ugh. Come on Thailand...why does your food suck so bad??? Oh well, I ate a ham and cheese sandwich for dinner and then topped it off with brownie and ice cream. I don't care though...I noticed my pencil skirt fit better today so I know I'm losing weight. :)
Bangkok is so fun to walk around. We walked around downtown tonight after our massage and dinner and it's so fun to watch the cars and stuff. I feel like everyone drives a Toyota. (I guess because they're from Japan...haha.) And I suppose it's because I'm used to Tegucigalpa, Honduras, but I also have noticed that most all the cars look brand new with no dents or anything on them. All the taxis are shiny and come in every color under the rainbow! My favorite are the pink ones though. The motorcycles are hilarious to watch too...we almost got ran over today crossing the street...unlike quaint Cleveland, TN, nobody stops for pedestrians here in Bangkok. The motorcycles just weave in and out of traffic at their own risk here, and it's not uncommon to see a woman riding "side saddle" on the back of one, or a baby riding shotgun. We even saw a dog riding in the front of one the other day! It's just so fun to watch and observe everything in the city. And it's such a beautiful place. The view from our room at BCC is unreal. We keep the
curtains open so we can see the entire skyline from our bed at night.I'm not gonna lie, I got a tiny twinge of homesickness today. It's not that I want to go home I promise, it's just that my heart misses people. I know I'm supposed to be here and that God called me here for these 2 months, so I have peace in that...but it still sucks when I find myself thinking "Gosh I wish so-n-so were here to do this with me," or "Oh I can't wait to tell so-n-so about this!" I don't know...I guess you just really narrow down who you really care about when you find yourself wanting to experience such exotic, crazy things with them. Well, I'm rambling so I'll shut up about that now. But I guess bottom line is...Caleb was so right when he advised me not to check Facebook/Twitter/etc. everyday because it really did make me miss home. I can't be torturing myself like for the next month and a half. I've got to be here, in Thailand...not mentally and emotionally tied back home in Tennessee.
I'm out.
Cwalk.
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