Well, I finally made it out of town. In fact, I'm almost not jet lagged, but let's not get ahead of ourselves. First, I had to go by Knoxville and say goodbye to everyone. The goodbye itself was substantially more difficult that I'd planned, but the going away festivities were worth it. A special thanks to Carolyn for throwing such a great going away party, and to Stefani for posing so well for those pictures at said party. Also, apologies to anyone I may have offended and/or traumatized.So, after the party and traditional post-party brunch, I drove back to Nashville, where I immediately went to sleep. From about 6pm until 2 am. It was actually nice. When Mom and Dad finally woke up, we all had coffee. Then, the crazed scramble to get my life into a backpack, a duffle bag, and my carry-on. Finally, the tearful parting of ways at the airport. Strangely enough, as soon as I got on the plane, I felt fine. Fine meaning not homesick. Just settling down for 30 more hours of travel.
After a 13 hour ride across the Pacific, I've decided that I'm pickier about movies that I realized.
Now I've been here a little over two days. I'm starting to learn my way around the city, in spite of the fact that no one really seems to have a map that's worth anything. The apartment is modest, but it's really nice to have my own space, and nicer to have reliable internet. On the other hand, it makes for a nice spot to hide out from the heat. Also, the jet lag brought an interesting sleep schedule. On a related note, I've discovered the magic of little cans of iced coffee. And 6 for 68 Baht? That's barely $2.
Aside from that, not much has happened. I've been jet-lagged and reclusive. Also, I spent almost 24 hours in the air. Definitely breaking the trip up on the way home. Hawaii? Yes please.
Side note- there are lots of brown people running around not speaking English. How long will it take me to stop wanting to speak to them in Spanish? On the flip side, as much as I miss empanadas, I wouldn't trade them for the curries.
Okay, if you want to know more than that, you'll have to get on Skype. I'm looking forward to Skyping some of you at Cora's birthday- if I can make it. Facebook says I'm a maybe.