In love with Thailand
Well... i have been up to so much that i dont really know where to begin! I am definitely in love with Thailand, who would have thought, lol. Surin (where we are based) is amazing. It is a town that rarely gets ferangs (westerners) so when they see us its an absolute novelty & hilarious for us. They are all very kind and will do anything to help us. Some of them just want to touch us because of our skin and light hair... i had one lady come and give me a hug in the markets, very funny! we have been working in the clinics a little outside the main town. it has been a bit quite so we ent to one mans farm and drank coconuts by the water, of which he had to climb the tree to get them. so, we sat there drinking coconuts basically in the middle of nowhere and he thought it was the best thing in the world to look after a bunch of farangs. i thought it was pretty amazing as well as how often do you get to do that!
the food is amazing and im am gaining kilos by the day :o( we went to the floating markets in Bangkok & they were so good and i think they girls and i tries almost everything there. i have also, believe it or not, eaten a grasshopper!! not to be done in a hurry again i can assure you but it actually wasn't too bad, lol. we have found these mini donut type things in Surin that have sweet coconut or sweet yellow been in the middle... AMAZING! the food here costs 10-30 bart which is approximately $0.50-1.50 - BARGAIN... we have been living like absolute queens but my diet starts tomorrow or i will become a fatty! Nadja, i have been trying to do yoga or that what i remember. i have been teaching the girls as well and that definitely is a sight for sore eyes haha.
The weekend just gone Rachel and I went to Chaing Mai and i have decided that i want to move there, become a hippy and meditate with the monks hahaha... Honestly though, it is such an amazing town! i definitely noticed a difference with the Thai people though as because they see so many westerns its not a novelty and they a no where near as friendly and they are frustrating when you try to shop. We went to the Doi Suthep temple which was so beautiful and amazing. It is situated on top of the hill above Chaing Mai so they view. if you could see it through the fog, would be amazing. it is a huge temple with lots of flowers and embossed gold as well as jade statues. i got blessed by two monks and poured some oil or something into this pot thing... i'm not quite up to knowledge about the buddhist religion but i have some awesome photos. the temple holds meditations courses which i would like to do and there is a temple you can go to outside Chaing Mai which you can learn to be a monk... that would definitely be an experience.
On our second day we did an elephant trick which was lots of fun and they are such beautiful creatures. We then did a trek through the jungle, sat by a waterfall and visited a burmese tribe (very different to the Thai). After luch we went bamboo raft riding and that was a sight, lol. there were four of us standing up and the guide on the front steered as well as a person at the back. trying to stand up was a mission let alone keep balance all while going down small rapids. although hesitant at first it was actually a ball!
We met lots of lovely people in Chaing Mai and it was interesting to listen to their travels and what they enjoyed and where they have been. Oh and we found accommodation for $6 each/night, cant beat that LOL!
After our 14hr overnight bus ride home i was exhausted but i got 'conned' into going on another elephant ride which i am glad i did as it was so beautiful and we rode the elephants bareback this time. we watched an elephant show first which i got my bottom massaged bu an elephant haha (you have to see the photos). we then walked through the rice patties in virtually untouched Thailand, just amazing! makes you want to pack up and be a farmer, just beautiful. We are off to Ankar What in Cambodia next weekend and i will be in the hospital this week so there will be many more stories to be told... i dont really feel like i am on a university placement at all! and then the week after we do traditional Thai medicine which i am REALLY looking forward to!
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