november 13 2011

Hi everyone,
We arrived in Bangkok today after 22 hours of travelling. That made for an extremely long day, especially after an extremely long night of drinking right before that. We went out on Friday night, even though we were all in rough shape because we figured it was our last night on the party island, so we should go out with a bang! That we did... we all got to bed around 730am, and had to be up around 10 to finish packing and get our taxi at 11am to take us to the boat. The boat ride was only 2 hours, but then came the bus.... we got on the bus for just under an hour and had a stopover at the bus station for about 4 hours. Once the sun went down the bugs came out and we were getting eaten alive by mosquito's.... out came the bug spray! The mosquito's out here are relentless. Finally 830pm rolls around and our bus showed up, we boarded the bus thinking it would be around 1230.... 1am ish by the time we got to Bangkok.... well, we didn't end up getting here until about 9am. We looked at a few hostels, but decided to stay in a hotel for the night because Sydney and Jamaina are heading home in 2 days. It's a really nice hotel with something like 82 floors, looks over so much of Bangkok. Once we got a room, we sort of just took it easy. We were all tired from the long day of travelling and took a nap. Eventually we wandered out to go get some dinner and decided that for tonight, McDonalds would do. It tastes a bit different here... not much, but definitely a little bit. I'm still adjusting to the climate change and everything else, so my appetite is not there at all, I'm lucky if I'm getting one meal a day into myself. When I do start to eat I get so full, so fast. I've been told that too shall pass eventually, and then I wont be able to stay full haha.
I find Bangkok to be overwhelming. It's a big city and there are a lot of people every where... and I just left a small, very relaxed island. Huge change. I don't believe we're staying here long, once Shannon and Lisa arrive tomorrow we will figure out the plan from there. They were supposed to be here a few hours after us but missed their boat yesterday morning.. haha. Oh well! These things happen, there is no problem that doesn't have a solution.
I've met so many wonderful people on my travels. All of which are in the same boat as us, so it makes it really easy to start up conversations. My homesickness is still here, but much better than it has been. I haven't cried in days. I miss every one so much, but I'm really starting to get the hang of this travelling thing and have a good time. It was really tough in the beginning but it all comes together eventually. I still don't like to be left alone in the city... I became fine with it on Koh Phangan, but that was a much different environment. Keep in mind, I'm still only 6 days in!
I love you and miss you all so much!!!
xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxo
A.