bangkok!!!

so here i am in bangkok! its a pretty cool city - havnt really seen much yet but sofar it looks good. everything is dirt cheap like almost everywhere else in asia. but its good! the guest house im staying at is quite expensive (as far as bangkok goes) but its nice, satellite tv, big kingsize bed,HOT WATER, air conditioning....i like it. i booked tonnes of stuff yesterday to keep me occupied until jenn gets here. im flying to chiang mai tomorrow, friday i start a 3 day/2night trekking tour (i hope its not too strenuous...i havnt been 'trekking' in a LONG time)and then i have 3 seperate day tours books to go on whenever i want to. one is to visit hilltribes, one to the golden triangle, and one is on a safari i get to ride and elephant and do a bunch of other stuff - so for the 9 or so days im there ive got 5 of them accounted for. im gonna look into taking a muay thai kickboxing class one of those days and i guess spend the other days just to relax and check out chiang mai. and then when i get back on the 7th - one more night until jenny comes! im so excited! ive already got plans of what we're gonna do all thought up in my head! (hope you dont mind jenn, if youve got anything specific you want to see or do just let me know and we can work it all in!)

the street vendors here are awesome. they make your food right in front of you - i had pad thai last night for dinner, it was only 15baht (about $0.50) and really good! this morning i had a big bowl of fruit, yogurt and museli for 30baht! what a great breakfast!

im feeling much better - not so sick anymore but i have weird swollen mosquito bites that are quite sore and still itchy from when i got them 3 nights ago! the swelling has gone down...i hope they go away soon!

anyway! missing you all very much! only 6 weeks till im home! can you believe it? i cant

lovelovelove

alia