Friday after school I got all my things together and got ready to venture off for the whole week. My students have midterms so I dont have to teach or be there which is really nice. I was thinking about heading all the way North but opted to go to the Northeast instead. Most people dont explore this are of Thailand but my really good friend Olivia "Olive Juice" lives there and I wanted to visit her. Not only that but this area is completely different, they speak Isan, eat different, act different, and even the music is different.
I took the bus from Rayong to Bangkok and sat by a Thai boy who was studying to be a doctor. He was thrilled to practice his English with me.
When we got to BKK it was about 4 pm, my train didint leave until 8 so I had some time to kill. My new friend invited me to go to the market with him which I did. It was fun but also a little awkward so after about an hour I headed to the train station.
At the train station I figured out the procedure for everything and then headed to 7-11 to stock up on snacks. I still had a few hours so I headed to a small restaurant where there were many backpackers eating. It was manned by thow lady boys or "katois". I was talking to one of them when a girl overheard me. She asked where I was from, she was from California too! I sat wiht her and we wasted time until I had to get on my train to Udon Thani.
I got on the train at about 7:30, sat on my seat and started talking to the guys besides me. They were super fun Irish boys who were headed to Cambodia. At about 8 pm they set up our beds and we left. I had the upper bunk. The lower bunk is two seats facing each other until they turn everything into beds. It is pretty cool, you have your own little nest with AC and a clean blanket a cushion new sheets and a pillow all in your own privacy because of a curtain.
I put my stuff away in my bunk and headed to the restaurant with my new friends. We got some beers and started drinking and Oh man everything they say about the Irish is true! Those boys could drink!!
They were loud, obnoxious, and hilarious. We went from beer to whisky and oh man were we drunk!
It was such a great time, they were dong push ups in the middle of the train getting yelled at by the cops as I tried to mitigate the situation with the little Thai I know and hand signals...
I went to bed and woke up in the morning to beautiful countryside views of rice plantations and sugarcane when the train stopped in Udon Thani. Today would certainly be a lot more tame and serene... I thought to myself but was brought back to reality when I twisted my ankle and fell on my face getting off the train... Oh Thailand!
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