Don't worry, i'm not lost in thailand..

though, it felt like it on some days in bangkok. i just haven't had much of a chance to get an internet connection for very long. i've been staying at some new friends' places and also have been on an island (Ko Samet) for the last three days and it has very sketchy and expensive internet cafes -- probably because they know you have no where else to get it!

over the last five days since i've arrived in thailand, i've met up with some really great friends of friends of a friend (thanks audrey ;) i've explored bangkok both with them for a day, and then on my own. i saw a guy almost get bit by a giant king cobra, squeezed my way through a huge maze of human hawkers, fed baby sea turtles, met many international travellers and drank myself into a nice hangover with the infamous thai whiskey + coke buckets (1 liter) on ko samet.

it's been a lot of fun. a lot of frenzied "what do i do now?" moments. a lot of adventure and exploring, and best of all, feelings of being outside my comfort zone. to the point where i feel like i'm moving the boundaries of my various bubbles. the first day in bangkok, not knowing anyone was crazy. the second day, i made three new friends, and comfortably shadowed them on their day around town. the third day, i explored the train lines and city on my own and really enjoyed creating my own day out of nothing.

the fourth day i decided to find my way here to ko samet, about 4 hours south of bangkok. it was one of the easier and most cost efficiet places to go visit. it's great, and i hooked up with 3 different folks from england (laura) and sweden (peter and charlie). we were all traveling solo and i met laura and peter on the boat ride over and charlie at a bar. the island is pretty sweet. it's not that big, but there are lots of little resorts spotted along 3 stretches of beach. the white sand is super fine and the water is warm. when i have more time i'll post some photos.

i'm actually feeling a slightly woozy right now. it could be from the fish we caught and cooked on the boating tour around the island today, or maybe it was the scooter ride i just took up the pothole-ladden dirt road back to our bungalows. ugh. either way, i'm going to take a shower and take it easy. i'll post some updates hopefully when i get back to bangkok this weekend.

cheers!