Limits

Everyone has em, I think i found mine. I'm claustrophobic, I knew this but decided to take a dive course anyway...not a good idea. I didn't make it past the swimming pool. It was cool to learn everything about diving and experience what it's like to breath underwater...but breathing underwater was what totally freiked me out. I spent all day trying, I didn't want to give up. But I knew that the way I was feeling there was no way I was going to get in the ocean. So it's just snorkeling for me, which is fine. I wasn't really all that excited about diving anyway, I was just kinda doing it cause that's what you do here...it's a diving island. Lauren said the snorkeling was amazing though, so I'm all into that. Everyone here keeps talking about all the cool sharks you see, they are harmless apparently..small ones...sounds kinda scary to me...

So I'm glad I tried...at least I'm not afraid of heights!

Lauren and I have been having a great time adjusting to this culture...it is so strange. Everyday something really bizaar happens and I think, I gotta write this down..then I forget what it is. Our theory is that everything that seems weird is actually not weird at all, because it's Thailand and nothing makes sense! For instance, this island has this tiny little path that you walk down to get to shops or bungelows or whatever, but there are motorbikes contantly on it. There's no room for people and bikes and most of the tourists can't drive them very well. There's no right of way and occasionally there's a truck. Then they have these little "speed bumps" made of rope or wood or whatever they could find. But they don't really slow down the bikes, just make us trip. Together we have triped 3 times! And there are 21 medical facilities on this island that is almost totally uninhabited. Apparently everyone hurts themselves getting drunk and riding the motorbikes! I really think Lauren and I are some of the only people here with some common sense. It's really crazy. Our conclusion is that southern Thailand is to the europeans as Cancun is to Americans.

That said, it's so bizaar that we are constantly amused. It's gorgious here, and pretty peaceful...with the exception of the weird thai radio station that broadcasts really loud in a speaker right next to our bungelow everyday at 5. that's just a sign that it's dinnertime.

We ate mexican food the other night here, sometimes you just don't want curry or noodles. Put it this way, they put soy sauce on the fajitas..we should have known better...but i woke up dreaming about nachos! Oh, holy frijoles...i miss you.

If you are wondering, why are you writing so much in you're blog? This is kinda my journal at this point. I'm so spoiled by typing from work so much that I hate physically writing now..just wanted to get that out there.

So for now we have to figure out our new plan. Probebly stay a couple more days, get some snorkeling in. Lauren wants to check out this spa that has yoga on a mountain on the island...which sounds nice. Then, either to the other coast or up north, depending on the weather. The other coast sounds pretty crazy..you have gorgious beaches and nice beachfront areas. But just a few meters back is still in shambles from the tsunami...really sad.

Thats all for now.