Monday, April 16, 2012
Sunday, April 8, 2012
Birthday Pai And Other Updates
I decided to go to Pai for my birthday. It's been a weird few months and I just wanted to get away for a while. I also thought going to Pai would get me out of the smog, but it is even more smoggy. It wasn't the best of timing because my friends Matt and Jordan were leaving on April 4th, and I was going to be gone until the 3rd. I was able to say goodbye to them at least. They were 2 of my best friends out here and will definitely be missed.
I still had a lot of fun though. I got a place right on the river and it was excellent. I left my computer at home so I would be forced to go out and do stuff. I revisited Pai Canyon and the waterfall, but I also went to the hot springs which was fun. Most of the time I spent just lounging outside by the river, or walking around town eating ice cream (somehow still managed to lose 3lbs). It was very relaxing and I'm glad I went.
When I came back I started going over my finances and figuring out when I should go back to America. It makes me sad to know that I have to leave soon. It will be nice to see friends, family, and good pizza again, but I've lived an amazing life the last seven months and don't want to let that go. I'm not sure what will happen in the future, but it seems likely I will visit here again. They're many other places on my list as well, it just seems stupid that I can't do whatever I want ALL the time. They say money doesn't buy happiness, but I strongly disagree. They obviously did it wrong and should hang out with me. I'm sure I'll figure something out, money is always laying around somewhere.
I'd say it's about 95% that I'll be home in May, and a good chance that will be in the first half of May. I still haven't booked a ticket yet because I'm still holding on for a miracle :) . Right now I'm just laying low. I'm downloading everything I can since my connection is much faster here. My goal is to fill up my 1TB hard drive, but it's hard to do. So far I've only got 350GB. That's really all I have to say, will update again when I feel like it ;)
I still had a lot of fun though. I got a place right on the river and it was excellent. I left my computer at home so I would be forced to go out and do stuff. I revisited Pai Canyon and the waterfall, but I also went to the hot springs which was fun. Most of the time I spent just lounging outside by the river, or walking around town eating ice cream (somehow still managed to lose 3lbs). It was very relaxing and I'm glad I went.
backyard of my room
did a lot of this
up close and personal
Hot Springs, sat in there for a good 30min
176 degrees Fahrenheit.... pretty hot (apologies to Matt, i know it's not the best picture, but wanted to show how hot it was)
When I came back I started going over my finances and figuring out when I should go back to America. It makes me sad to know that I have to leave soon. It will be nice to see friends, family, and good pizza again, but I've lived an amazing life the last seven months and don't want to let that go. I'm not sure what will happen in the future, but it seems likely I will visit here again. They're many other places on my list as well, it just seems stupid that I can't do whatever I want ALL the time. They say money doesn't buy happiness, but I strongly disagree. They obviously did it wrong and should hang out with me. I'm sure I'll figure something out, money is always laying around somewhere.
I'd say it's about 95% that I'll be home in May, and a good chance that will be in the first half of May. I still haven't booked a ticket yet because I'm still holding on for a miracle :) . Right now I'm just laying low. I'm downloading everything I can since my connection is much faster here. My goal is to fill up my 1TB hard drive, but it's hard to do. So far I've only got 350GB. That's really all I have to say, will update again when I feel like it ;)
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