Today was the first day of school here and its almost been 2 weeks since I have lived here... 2 weeks doesn't sound like a long time but its seriously feels like I have been here so long! Since I have been here twice before on short term teams I could pretend like I was a pro...until now, because now I'm not going home, now I actually live here!

In the past 14 days:

I have felt adventurous and brave and scared at times.

I have been the awkward new kid who doesn't know what in the world is going on and doesn't always fit in with the veterans.

I have gotten lost in a taxi 3 times and had to pay ridiculous fare because of it.

I have learned like 12 words of Thai...mostly how to get places, food to order and simple greetings.

I have eaten only 1 spicy meal where my mouth was on fire afterward...for awhile!

I have sweated...A LOT! Its so humid here!

I have opened a bank account and gotten a Thai phone number!

The sewer/dirty water/trash smells still make me gag!

I have meet so many new people and made new friends!

I have gotten a least one mosquito bite a day!

I took a trip to Ikea and am working on making my apartment more homey!

I have celebrated the Queen's birthday, from a rooftop pool overlooking 10 different firework shows.

I have ridden the sky train to Bangkok and eaten a fancy city meal.

There is so much more but most importantly...today I met a million Thai Kids, ok just 400. (and butchered every single one of their names!)

I still have so much to learn and so many new things to do and honestly, I still can't believe I live here! I am excited to begin building deeper relationships and step outside my comfort zone, even more than I already have.

There is not much to this post, besides letting you all know that I am alive and loving life in Thailand!

Now, enjoy a few of my fave photos from the first day of school!