Team Chiang Mei: Ben, Reid, Paul, Sarah, Greta, Andrea, and myself
-went to the floating markets, trekked around Bangkok (one of the coolest cities ever!), indulged in a bit of flavors from home (au bon pain, dunkin' donuts), went to a super chic fashion show dressed as studly as possible, which was hilarious considering all we had were chakos and worn out clothing.
- took a 14 hour night train to Chiang Mei (in Northern Thailand), met up with Ilse and got lost (more or less) on the way. yay mistakes! went to dinner, the night bazaar, and a hippie bar with seat cushions and the open sky. had a fabulous talk, but it was far too short, naturally.
- went hiking and met a monk who gave us ice cream and let us play with the school children
- rented mopeds and crusied 30 km north to a National park filled with the most breath taking scenery and waterfalls.
- took a Thai cooking class, which was both surprisingly satisfying and immensely comical. also got a Thai massage and I suppose the same descriptors could apply
- took the train ride back to home base: Reid threw a paper airplane into the little girl's sleeping chamber and the ramifications were glorious to see.
-all of this and I still managed to finish Into Thin Air and have a morning with Virginia. a slight breeze over the river, flowers scattered about, and a cup of coffee in hand. I wouldn't have it any other way.
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