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That’s right, we’ve officially been homeless for an entire year.
Where We’ve Been
Thailand.
The Highs
- The food at our Three Day Thai Cooking Course was superb. Such amazing flavors (and views!)
- Finally going ziplining. We’ve skipped this tourist activity through all of Central America and Southeast Asia, but Thailand is the last tropical location where we could zipline through the rainforest so we finally decided to go for it. I’m glad we waited – the place we went was impressive. It took us a full 90 minutes to make it through the entire course, and we got to see a whole family of gibbons. Much cooler than the ziplining I did in Costa Rica years ago.
- Songkran. Simply hilarious.
- Thai Yoga Massage School. I’m going to leave the two week course I’m currently taking with a slew of new massage and yoga moves and a whole host of information about anatomy, working with injuries, and alternative healing techniques. Win.
The Lows
- Failure to connect with Chiang Mai. Despite the above mentioned highs, we really haven’t much liked Thailand. I know people all over the world rave about this place, but we just aren’t feeling it. Time to move on.
- Homesickness. As you can imagine, failing to connect with the city you live in makes it easy for homesickness to creep in. Add in a 13 hour time difference that makes it difficult to connect with people back home and it’s not surprising that I visited the Denver apartment listing section of Craigslist this month…just to see what was out there…
Things I’ve Learned
Good Thai food cannot be taken for granted. There is a (shockingly) high percent of Thai food that is not tasty. I would not have thought that possible before visiting here.
Also, I do not thrive in 104 degree heat. As such, I’m ready to get out of the tropics. John, who claims to love all hot weather, is also suffering. It appears we have reached our limits – I hope Nepal can provide some much needed cooler temperatures.
What’s Up Next
Cambodia and Nepal.
