this website is in THAI!

ok, so the blogger website on the computer is completely in Thai...good think i'm a visual learner who is drawn to spacial layout and graphics, thus i have the website memorized spacially and know what buttons to hit...

i have arrived in Thailand and as i write, it is 4:15 on monday june 25th...which is strange because the majority of you are 11-12 hours behind...but that's ok.

Bangkok is a little scary...simply because i forgot how difficult it is to be in a country that speaks another language...my little pink Thai phrase book is quickly becoming my dearest companion.

lunch was only one dollar! unbelievable...

already the Lord has shown his provision through the course of events surrounding my arrival...i realized about 4 hours into my 17 hour plane ride that i did not print out the email with all of my school's contact info. on it. ergo(sp?) i had no idea how i was going to tell the Thai-speaking taxi driver how to take me where i needed to go, nor did i have anyway to find out where to go, as my cell phone no help. (i wouldn't know what number to call even if i had a phone). i'msure i lost sleep over it on the plane...but all was well upon arrival and a man held a sign with my name in it when i waltzed off the plane and away we went...and arrived safely. it was "all good" as they say.

i made it through the first day of class and no homework for tomorrow...we're headed to the mall (walking distance with a Starbucks). While i hate to succumb to the globalization of the American economy...starbucks is a comfort of home i cannot resist at this point...don't worry dad starbucks is only .65 here. oh and they serve iced coffee in bags. strange but fun.

well we're all (16) sharing three computers so i must sign off for now...pictures to come soon...apparently you can buy a Thai wireless card for approx. $5...i'm on my way.