The low down.

Ok so the internet here is a little frustrating.

I wrote out this whole complicated post of the flight and my first couple of days here, only to discover that the computer was no longer connected. This resulted in the deletion of my post.

*sigh* oh well.



So let's start at the beginning.

I flew out of Albany at 6 AM on Fri. This flight was the beginning of a nearly 60 hour journey that ended in Phitsanulok, Thailand.

There were quite a few exchange students that I met along the way,but we split once in Bangkok. (which has the coolest airport I have ever seen)



Phitsanulok.

It's dirty, crowded, loud, hot, and a bit smelly at times. But I love it.

My host mom (Sunee) has her own shop on the lower level of the house. The products sold are anything and everything you could imagine (and some you can't) to style, color, cut, dry, and pouf your hair. Today we went to a hair lecture on straightening and curling. If I spoke Thai I would probably be an expert as the lecture was 4 hours long.


My thai is coming along ok, I figure if I learn a few words each day then I'm makig progress. Not in leaps mind you, but progress all the same. It's easy in some ways actually, with Thai you don't have to worry about articles, plurals, conjugations, and (sometimes)subjects. Sounds easy right? Well the catch is, it's tonal. One word can have 5 different meanings just on how you say it. I've discovered that mah is come, dog, and bad. Pee: sister and ghost. Soy: beautiful and badluck. The last one is especially tricky as "bad luck" is a cuss word.



The house itself is large with several stories and a courtyard in the middle. There is a kitchen, but it lacks a stove or oven... something I haven't quite figured out yet.