ive officially become an old person. i go to bed at 9 and wake up at 530 before my alarm goes off, though that can be blamed on the two roosters that live right outside my window. after work i come home, relax for about an hour, then go out to get dinner and come straight back home to get some lesson planning done before i pass out.
i think part of the reason im getting homesick is because once im in my building, i have no way to communicate with the outside world. no tv, no internet, and not much to do. it would be different if people lived by me who i could talk to, but the number of people who understand me in this town is very limited. even just having the internet in my room would give me options beyond belief, and im sure it would cure some of my homesickness. ill have to find out if that is even remotely a possibility, because im zipping through the few dvds of tv shows that i did bring
i realize i havent said much about the food here. thats partly because until this week, it was mostly a let down. i was told before i came that once i got back, i "wouldnt be able to eat thai food in the states" because it was nothing compared to what id be eating here. in phuket, that was very untrue. they catered to farangs and nothing was spicy. essentially, it wasnt the real thai food.
now that we are in bangkok, its very different. for dinner every night this week steinar and i have ventured up to the market, which is really just a bunch of vendors gathered in the same spot. they all cook right there and have a few various dishes set out in plastic baggies or cooking on skewers, and you just walk up and point to what you want. theres another stand for rice or noodles to go with whatever you choose. but the meals ive had this week are what ive been expecting since ive gotten here, though im still waiting for the one that pushes me over the edge with spice.
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