back in bangkok

after nearly driving myself mental in korea, i am back in bangkok and falling in love with thailand again. i have felt that this place is where i belong for quite some time now. i am glad that i finally made the decision to come back.

last weekend on koh samet confirmed my thoughts. true, my few days there made me miss the adventures i used to have with my girls the first time i was in thailand. at the same time, i know this is a new year. i have to start again, however tempting it is to relive my past. i couldn't even recreate those moments if i tried; i'm a different person now. no longer the reckless twenty-two year old party girl, i'm a little more subdued at twenty-four. i can feel myself maturing, and i think that's a good thing. when asked to jump through a hoop of fire at a beach bar on samet, i passed the spotlight on to a new friend. (of course, i couldn't resist a little fire limbo or some twirling lessons.)

for a change, i am taking really good care of myself--lots of sleep, lots of fruit, yoga class, and training for a half marathon in cambodia in december. i'm being selfish; this year is all about me me me. i'm not sure what will happen with graduate school, although i do regret taking the gre when i was so stressed and fatigued. at this point, i am just working with what i have and letting the rest fall into place. it's a pretty amazing feeling. mai pen rai, my friends, mai pen rai.