Arriving in Thailand

Hey Everyone!

I am happy to report that I have made it to Thailand. The journey took about 24 hours to arrive in Bangkok, where I then spent the night and took a short, one hour flight to Udon Thani the next morning. From the airport I was driven to Nong Khai, the town that I will be living through the begining of October. It was a whirlwind journey, but everything went very smoothly.

I still have not gotten over the fact that I actually am here in Thailand. After so much preparation and time leading up to this trip, its crazy to finally be across the world.

After four nights of being in Nong Khai, I still have not fully adjusted to the time change, although it has been steadily getting better. However, I have been getting a lot of reading in, seeing that there's little else to do at 5:30 in the morning..

The Travel to Teach dorm that I am living in currently has three other volunteers. There is Kristy from Australia, Koen from Amsterdam, and Amanda from England. I am by far the youngest volunteer, which is a bit hard, but they have all been really nice and welcoming.

I just cannot believe that I am here. You will probably see me write this over and over again because, truly, it is terribly hard to get over - a bit shocking actually. That's not to say I am not thrilled to be in Thailand. I am.

Let the adventures begin!