Quick update

It is Thursday, a weekday, and I am home! Its been a while since I was able to just sit back and relax for a day...but I was allowed a day off and I have certainly made the most of it! Just had some people over to swim and now heading out to grab some food and then go out later on in the evening with some work friends.

Have been meeting some great people lately, people from all over the place and it really allows me an inside scoop on where to, and not to, visit on my upcoming travels. Its nice to know I can ask them [too many] questions and have a couch to crash on if I end up hitting their country in the coming months.

On the same note, this month will be a traveling month. School is out and I am free for a while--well Ill have to take a few days off from work, but no big deal. I am finally relatively fluent in the language and have found it incredible to conversate with people that I could not before; its also nice to hear what strangers are saying about me while I am there("Why does boy wear pink shorts?"). I have a few friends who are also traveling a bit this month---so Viet Nam, Hong Kong, Indonesia, and a few other countries are most likely on the itinerary.

In some of these countries it is very difficult to bring in a computer and other electronics, so I am not sure if I will have much chance to keep in touch with everyone. My most desired destination is Myanmar! More than anywhere in the world. It is so appealing because it is so undeveloped and so mysterious. Many people are denied access to this Diplomatic Country, and once you get in it is still not 100% guaranteed. Being an American has many advantages, but also some downfalls when it comes to traveling. No complaints though, I will give it a shot and see if I can get into this country that doesn't even have visa, atms, computers, or cell phones.

Other than this nonsense, all is great. Spending a lot of time with the friends I have out here and also working on a few big projects... The government shut down EVERY school in Bangkok due to the Flu, so we all have a nice long Holiday.

Hopefully the Flu isn't taking over out there...lets let Obama have another term before the Flu Apocalypse