Wow, I'm on such an information overload right now, so, so, so many new things in only a couple of days. In the last 48 hours I have met 2 dozen new people, learned a dozen Thai words and phrases, re-learned how to use a bathroom, how to sit, how to sleep, how to get from place to place, how much money is worth, what is good to eat (and what is just plain too spicy), how to make a joke, how to use my living space. Some more specific things I have learned are: they drive on the other side of the road, people tend to always eat out as it is very good and very cheap and most houses have no kitchen, breaded-fried banana is surprisingly yummy, you can find many American stores such as McDonalds, Toys R Us, and Starbucks here, showers and sinks only have one knob and that knob is cold, doing anything takes forever as Thai people do not believe in organizing anything, people are very friendly.
Everything is so wonderful and difficult all at once. I think the most frustrating thing right now is not being able to even understand people's English because of their heavy Thai accent, though I'm told that my ear will get used to it in time.
I think my favorite thing so far are my two Thai room mates: PiNuNing and PiJon. They are such wonderful, funny, and informative girls. I'm so glad to have them.
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