Monday, January 26, 2009

Chinese New Year!!!!

Udon Thani has a fairly large Chinese population so there has been a lot of parties, fireworks, and community gatherings for the Chinese New Years. I went to one with my friends from school and another exchange student who was visiting me, Stephanie. A well know Thai singer, Waii, came to Udon Thani that night and preformed.

Wednesday, January 21, 2009

Thailand...sorry I havent updated in a while...


I went on a two week trip to the north in December, went camping with friends from school for New Years Elephants in Thailand are so loving! When I went to Chiang Mai the Rotary took all the exchange students on an elephant ride and there was also an elephant show. The trip was so much fun. Some of my most memorable moments were on the trip.
Thailand is beginning to get hot again...and it is only January!!! oh no!! I have been told that March, April, and May are the hottest months. Scary...mosquitos.

Monday, January 12, 2009

new years in Thailand with my friends!

The sky lit up with beautiful colors from the fireworks on the night of New Years. I was on the balcony of my room gazing at the sky. For a moment a felt unbelievable sadness, alone on the balcony, no one to share the night with. A sad experience. I miss to mochi, fireworks, and family around New Years night. In Hawaii, I miss being together with everyone and celebrating together. Don't get me wrong, I was very happy to celebrate with my friends a night earlier. We went camping and the next day, hiking. That night before New years we had a party, danced and sang. To be with other to celebrate and have fun is a lot more enjoyable. The hike was intense, we went up a mountain and our goal was to get to the top where there was a water fall and a cave with bats in it. But we never made it. Everyone got so tired about three fourth to the top, so we went back down the mountain. There wasn't even a trail, so it took longer going up and going down. There were however wild orchids growing all the way up the mountain. They were so beautiful, and some of my friends were picking them on the way up and down. The view from the top was beautiful and the nature around us was so calming. It reminded me of the mountains in Hawaii and how I use to go camping for one week up in the hills of Mauna Loa.