Sunrise, Sunset, Sunrise

We skipped Saturday.  We left Chicago Friday night, traveled for about 24 hours, and arrived at our hotel in Bangkok at noon on Sunday…so weird and confusing.  We are now 12 hours ahead of Chicago time (CST), so 8:00 Tuesday night for Illinois is 8:00 Wednesday morning for us.  “WE’RE IN THE FUTURE”  (you’re obviously supposed to read that in Kevin’s voice) hence the blog name. 

It really is 8am on Wednesday, and I feel like we’ve been here for a month.  Not because we’re used to being here already, but because we have done a LOT in the last couple days.  We traveled from Bangkok Monday morning to Hua Hin. We got bank accounts opened, cell phones working, unpacked our suitcases, and PARTIED ALL NIGHT*.  Here’s what our home-for-the-month looks like:

We explored the local mall, which has a store called D’Club and a food kiosk called Daddy Dough.  Kevin giggles every time he says those names.  For those who are curious, they also have Dunkin Donuts, McDonalds, Auntie Anne’s, and Starbucks.  We have not been to any of these places, except for Starbucks. They have no idea what “pumpkin spice” is, but they do have different iced tea flavors than in the States.

Other than the mall, Hua Hin has beaches to visit, a 7-11 every 8 feet, street food every 4 feet, tourists, and lots of smiling Thai faces.  Also, the KING is here.  The King of Thailand, whose name is impossible to pronounce, is visiting Hua Hin.  He stays in a big compound surrounded by military guards, and he is almost 90 years old.  We ride by him every day in our songthaew on the way to class.  

This is a songthaew.

Today and tomorrow we have classes on Thai geography, culture, and language.  I’ll teach you everything I know so far: Thailand is the shape of an elephant’s head and the people speak Thai here.  I’ll fill you in again when I learn more. 

*PARTIED ALL NIGHT = fell asleep at 8:52

PS – Hilt, there’s an Oregon fan here named Rick! 

PPS - Can you do PS notes on a blog?  I don’t know the rules.