Things that I’ve learned about/from Thailand so far: 1. The boba milk tea is really good and it’s going to take a lot to restrain myself. 2. I don’t like durian all that much. It’s good, and it’s actually kinda sweet, but I don’t think I’ll ever get over the creamier-than-avocado texture or the weird …
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August 13, 2019
One thing that I forgot to mention last time was that a former exchange student came in to visit. I didn’t mention her because I thought she was only staying for a night and just stopping by, but it turns out she stayed with this family two or three years ago. (She left a note …
August 9, 2019
Not a lot to this entry, I just wanted an excuse to put in a bunch of pictures. But I was able to go to a shopping center yesterday with my host brother and my host mom, which was pretty fun and also very overwhelming. My host brother is getting ready for his exchange trip …
August 8, 2019
Where to start… Well, I woke up around 2:30 A.M. this morning, which is just about as pleasant as anyone would imagine it to be. We loaded everything up and drove over to the Sacramento Airport, got everything checked in and got all of my boarding tickets. I was done saying goodbye by four in …
August 5, 2019
So… here’s the thing. I don’t know how to even write a blog, so this isn’t exactly going to be all that professional. I don’t know a lot about web design, either, but the good thing is that I really don’t need to. This is just someplace for my family and friends to know what …
Exchange: July 7, 2019
Here’s for my first blog post. I’m still testing everything out on this site, but it looks promising. I’ll be traveling from the U.S. to Thailand in early August (about a month from now) and will be staying there and attending school for about ten months. I’ll be writing and posting here to keep my …