Louuuuunge.

First full day in Chiang Mai! :) 

Last night I had a mini mental freakout moment after Homprang fed me.

"Whyyyyyy the hell am I here? Why didn't I just come for a few weeks? Why don't I have a partner to travel with..or to cuddle? What's the plan stan?!"

So after a 5 minute cry, I passed out on my bed.

Apparently, they thought I was going to be an Indian boy because of my name, Sandesh. So I awoke when I heard giggling and whispering. The students here were trying to figure out if I was a boy or a girl. Which has provided a lot of laughter throughout the day :)

I feel better!

I went on a bike ride with two of the students.

Traffic is really odd and scary, so I was a little nervous. 

But I entrusted my life to James.. a 19 year old boy from France who looks Asian. He likes singing The Misty Mountains from The Hobbit and cracks up every time another American says 'Lounge'. 

It was a beautiful, crash-free bike ride :)

I had my first herbal steam bath, which is made by herbs grown on the land. Mmmm! It's kind of the best thing ever. 

I'm grateful to have a Utah background full of spiders, scorpion, lizards, snakes, etc. because instead of freaking out about things here, it just feels like home. And also backpacking since I was 10 has been useful! I'm also grateful for biking Portland so much because it made my bike ride less stressful. ha! 

I'm just trying to get in contact with a farm I really want to stay at and volunteer, and I'm also looking for different orphanages to volunteer. Thai kids are possibly the cutest kiddos EVER. 

The time change was really easy to adjust to. I had stayed up until 6am 2 nights before I left and for whatever reason, I think that helped a lot. 

Baby skin soft,

Jeni Peni 

p.s. we lit off lanterns tonight!