Arrived!!
Thanks for all of the good vibes everyone, I can definitely feel them!
So my departure from Reno was on one of those little puddle jumper planes, and it sounded and felt like it was going to fall out of the sky, but once we made it over the mountains, it was all good. I was a little worried about flying China Air too, since they had changed my ticket around so many times, but they were so nice checking me in in San Francisco, and I have not had better service from any flight attendants ever. The flight attendants were all absolutely model beautiful and really enthusiastic to please, it must be part of the culture, but it felt very genuine.
I really saw everything working out perfectly in my mind before I left, and it did!! I made it through customs in a relatively short amount of time. They didn't question my one-way ticket, nor lack of VISA, and all my bags arrived within minutes of me getting to the carousel. I exchanged some dollars, and then two Thai women were waiting to take me to my hotel (they are friends of our family friend Jedapa who is from Thailand).
Everyone I know who has been to Thailand has loved it, and they have all said that the first thing they did when they got here was to leave Bangkok. The traffic moved at a snails pace, and there is this huge grew cloud over the city. The cab driver had his window open and my eyes and throat started to burn, it makes you think!
Noi, one of Jedapa's friend's can speak a little bit of English, so we were able to converse minimally!! I thought it was so nice of them to go out of there way to make sure that I was all right! I always find it commical though how one tries to communicate with a language barrier. Her other friend (I forget her name) was also super nice, and we would both start speaking to each other, expecting the other person to understand, and when they didn't, we would just repeat ourselves, thinking it would help, but I definitely got some things, just by the context. It sure makes me wish I'd studied thai a little bit before arriving.
They took me to this huge 8 story mall with all of these people who rent space inside and it was super overwhelming, being jet lagged and all, but I got my cell phone! I was surprised by just how many westerners I saw, mostly Europeans, I can always spot them.
Right now I am just trying to stay up, and adjust to the time difference. I feel really good and energized though travelling alone. I really feel like I am reclaiming parts of myself that I've lost over the last couple of years, and that feels really good. My brief encounters with the people at the stores and on the streets really rings true that they are very friendly people. Being alone has forced me to be much more organized than I've been in the past, and I'm enjoying taking care of myself!
So my departure from Reno was on one of those little puddle jumper planes, and it sounded and felt like it was going to fall out of the sky, but once we made it over the mountains, it was all good. I was a little worried about flying China Air too, since they had changed my ticket around so many times, but they were so nice checking me in in San Francisco, and I have not had better service from any flight attendants ever. The flight attendants were all absolutely model beautiful and really enthusiastic to please, it must be part of the culture, but it felt very genuine.
I really saw everything working out perfectly in my mind before I left, and it did!! I made it through customs in a relatively short amount of time. They didn't question my one-way ticket, nor lack of VISA, and all my bags arrived within minutes of me getting to the carousel. I exchanged some dollars, and then two Thai women were waiting to take me to my hotel (they are friends of our family friend Jedapa who is from Thailand).
Everyone I know who has been to Thailand has loved it, and they have all said that the first thing they did when they got here was to leave Bangkok. The traffic moved at a snails pace, and there is this huge grew cloud over the city. The cab driver had his window open and my eyes and throat started to burn, it makes you think!
Noi, one of Jedapa's friend's can speak a little bit of English, so we were able to converse minimally!! I thought it was so nice of them to go out of there way to make sure that I was all right! I always find it commical though how one tries to communicate with a language barrier. Her other friend (I forget her name) was also super nice, and we would both start speaking to each other, expecting the other person to understand, and when they didn't, we would just repeat ourselves, thinking it would help, but I definitely got some things, just by the context. It sure makes me wish I'd studied thai a little bit before arriving.
They took me to this huge 8 story mall with all of these people who rent space inside and it was super overwhelming, being jet lagged and all, but I got my cell phone! I was surprised by just how many westerners I saw, mostly Europeans, I can always spot them.
Right now I am just trying to stay up, and adjust to the time difference. I feel really good and energized though travelling alone. I really feel like I am reclaiming parts of myself that I've lost over the last couple of years, and that feels really good. My brief encounters with the people at the stores and on the streets really rings true that they are very friendly people. Being alone has forced me to be much more organized than I've been in the past, and I'm enjoying taking care of myself!
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