Think.: This blog is dedicated to Sheila and Tina :) SO sorry for my delay.

Sawadeekha!! First and foremost: I ate a giant grasshopper. To view that video, click here: http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=10150293800498405&set=t.1599150005&type=3&theater

I'm not sure if it will let you view it without having a fb, but there's my best shot.

What can I say about Bangkok? The people are lovely, the food is colorful and flavorful (although you do get sick of rice) and it's really really green.

Interesting fact #1: when parking in public, don't worry about not being able to find a parking stall, just park your car perpendicular to the car parked in the stall, leave it in neutral and if the owner of the car parked in the stall comes back before you get back, they will kindly PUSH your car out of the way. Seriously.

#2: You eat with a spoon. At every meal you are given a fork and a spoon, but the fork is there to push the food onto the spoon if you are having any troubles. Actually quite convenient.

#3: It is common to take your shoes off before entering any building, including small shops, spa's, or salons, and when in a public place that does not require you to take off your shoes, many people slip them off once they are seated inside. LOVE that.

#4: Rats the size of cats exist, they live here, and I see them often.

#5: McDonalds has 24/7 delivery.

Here are some pictures to help describe my trip thus far.

The APSAI (Asia Pacific Student Abroad Initiative) students in our common area

Feeding an elephant at the elephant and alligator farm. Everyone likes elephants, but I actually think they are pretty gross. Their skin feels like pigs skin, they have little hairs all over, AND they have a giant trunk that moves and feels like a snake, except nastier because of the texture. Sorry dumbo.

Dragon Fruit. You don't eat the pink part, (had to put that in there cause my mom asked). It's one of my favorite fruits to get here. I can go to the night market and pick up a whole one of these for 10 baht, which is around 40 cents.

Party on the elephant.

From left to right: Rachael, Caleb, Me, Gao. Squished in a car, returning from teaching English at Ramkamhaeng University. Gao is one of our Thai friends.

I am in the far left with one of the girls from my team Jenna. We are teaching english to our adult class on Sunday afternoon at Seri Church.

This is a really creepy picture of my face, but there is a spirit house in the background that I thought you might like to see.

Our first Sunday at Seri Church. After the service we went to the youth room to eat and play games. Immersion came quickly for us seeing that at this point we had been in Bangkok for roughly 4 days and none of us spoke any Thai. Below is also a picture of us playing the same game. I still don't know what the point of the game is, I have no idea how to even play it, but we laughed with some Thai's that have now become our friends.

The "Wright Team" Under the instruction of John and Barbara Wright, from left to right beginning in back: Jenna, Me, Rachel, Caleb. Every Wednesday the four of us teach English at Ramkamhaeng University and every Sunday we teach two Sunday School/English classes and one adult English class at our church.

Ciara and I on the boat heading toward the floating markets.

Ciara and I on our elephant (Sam) with our guide (Mik)

On a bridge at the Elephant Zoo

This picture was taken by one of the guides. At the beginning of the ride they offer to take your camera and run around and take pictures for you. At this very moment Ciara and I caught glimpse of something very large. An elephant penis. Yes. As soon as our guide, Mik heard us gasp he said, "Elephant has big banana." After that we lost it. We were laughing so hard we thought we were going to fall off!

Drinking coconut milk at the floating market. I love coconut, but coconut milk isn't that great.

Nom Nom's. Eating a piece of dragon fruit.

From left to right beginning at the front: Niki, Jenna, and I. This is our reflection in one of the sky train's windows. We ventured out one night in search of Mexican food and on our way back due to a power outage ended up getting stuck on the sky train.

About to leave for the floating markets.

From left to right: Me, Jenna, Niki, and Ciara up front. Taking a taxi to the sky train.

Gao and I hanging out at Ramkamhaeng.

Sam and I

Sam playing in the water, and us..in a waterfall.

Same night we ventured for Mexican food. Went downtown and found this portable bar (out of a van) complete with a DJ AND disco ball...just hanging out on the street.

This is the first time I had Som Tom and sticky rice. Som Tom is a spicy papaya salad, (very delicious) and the traditional way to eat it is to grab some sticky rice with your fingers, and then use the rice to help you grasp the salad. I like finger food.

Onew and I. We probably just got done talking about fashion and Lady Gaga.

Our first Sunday in Bangkok. From left to right: Barbara Wright, Niki, me, Jenna H, Jenna D, Ciara, Rachael, Caleb.

Second day in Bangkok. Went to the mall with a friend we decided we wanted ice cream so we stopped to get some. We knew no Thai and the waitress knew no English, (they trick you before you come, not everyone knows English here). A couple minutes after we get our menus the waitress comes to take our order. As we mumble "Un Momento?" in spanish desperately trying to find a way to ask for more time, I figure out we aren't getting anywhere and randomly point to something on the menu. This is what I got...