Farewell BKK

Dear Blog Fans,

It is my second-to-last day here in hot, humid Bangkok! No more sweating! No more scary motorcycle taxis nearly running me over on the sidewalk! No more food poisioning!

But also no more super cheap, delicious food. No more cha yen (that deliciously sweet tea you can get at Thai restaurants in the US, but is way better and costs 50 cents here). No more temples. No more exotic smell of incense in the air. No more traveling.

It will be great to be home, but I hate to leave Thailand. Everyone keeps telling me to come back and visit them. I would love to--but I have a few other countries on my list to visit first! Of course, I was only able to visit Cambodia and Laos this summer, which leaves Vietnam, Burma, and Singapore (at least) for another trip. Hmmm... a post-bar trip perhaps?

I leave for the US the day after tomorrow, so I'll see you all soon!

To-Do List

Alright, I have exactly four weeks and one day to accomplish the below items before my plane leaves San Francisco:

1. Draw up sublease contract
2. Decide what business casual clothes and shoes I need for my internship
3. Buy above clothes and shoes
4. Read Thailand guidebook from cover to cover
5. E-mail list of internship questions to employer (e.g. will my apartment have AC?!)
6. Get Thai visa (get photos taken, get money orders, mail passport)
7. Put my things in storage for subleasor
8. Switch bills to automatic payment online

Oy.

All Done List

Alright, rather than start with my to-do list, I'm preemptively boosting morale by starting with a list of things I've already accomplished for the trip to Thailand.

1. Find internship (done!)
2. Have employer find me housing (done!)
3. Read about Thailand online (done! probably to excess)
4. Buy plane ticket (done! flying Cathay Pacific Airways through Hong Kong)
5. Get guidebook (done!)
6. Learn how to say at least one word in Thai (done! three words, thank you very much)
7. Find subleasor (done! miraculously)

Next up: the dreaded, but necessary, to-do list.