Right now I'm sitting in the CIEE office in Khon Kaen. The AC is on full blast and I'm freezing. I'm not sure if that's better or worse than being hot and sticky. We've finally finished our two-ish week long orientation. So many things have happened to me so far,  but instead of getting bogged down with catching up, I'll start with right now.

We're about to leave for a four day long homestay in the urban slums of Khon Kaen. This will be the only homestay that we'll live at by ourselves. I've only had about 4 Thai language classes. I can say Hello, I speak a little bit of Thai, I'm vegetarian, don't add spice, I go to school at 8am, and I go shower now. I know the names of a few foods and fruits. There is little fresh food to speak of, aside from fruit. Mostly it's rice and cooked veggies and pad Thai and eggs. In thai, the word for eat isn't just "gin." It's "gin khao." To eat rice.

So, off I head to my homestay with some more Thai vocab in toe. After class today I can ask about future and past tense things. Wish me luck!

Also here is a picture of a dinosaur shaped trash can in Khon Kaen. They're kindof a big deal here.