The Escape :)

So I finally made it. For a while there I thought the universe was turning me in a different direction but it was just a series of postponements. And after all that preparing and waiting and wondering what could possibly hold me up next I had a most fabulous final week in the ATX. Yep, sometimes going with the flow turns out to be better than trying to force your own trail :)

28 hours in transit. Austin to LAX was easy, I’ve done that leg before but the almost 5 hour layover REALLY sucked. Not to mention the 6$ an hour wifi fees, I miss the ATX already, bye-bye free wifi. HAHA! The flight wasn’t packed tho and that was nice, 14 hours to Taiwan then another 3.5 to Bangkok. It wasn’t as bad as my worst imaginings and I have definitely had way worse airline experiences, in fact China Airlines food wasn’t half bad, and I passed up the last meal they served b/c I was still full from the previous two :P haha. I slept a bit and read a bit but was mostly too excited to do much of either. I met a couple other travelers and we might all head down to the beach next week together, YEA! Saran is on his way to Koh Tao to teach diving (score! I am planning to so some diving myself) and Erica is wanting to teach ESL and maybe rent an art studio here in Bangkok. The BKK airport was a hoot all the taxis and limo drivers and cars and buses all trying to be the most helpful (and get your fare). I made my first local call to meet up with Gayani & Nadia and it was all much easier than I expected. Bangkok is BIG. It was late (2am) when I left the airport but it took almost an hour to get to the other side of town on a fairly empty expressway. I am looking forward to exploring in the daylight. I am off to take a shower (been thinking of that for 26 hours now) and pass out. I am exhausted and I think after a shower the tired will finally win over the excited and I can really rest.