Floating Paradise

On the way to the lake huts...

An hour long boat ride through the beautiful green mountains WITH BEER. Wow! I miss it already!!!

Thai Markets

I just had to throw in a pic of Thailand's toilet. I swear, as if having to squat in Japan isn't enough. Thailand doesn't have a flushing system, so basically you have a bucket of water next to you where you empty 3-4 buckets of water into the toilet to drain it, nice huh?

Anyways, the markets were awesome. Too bad we were in a rush b/c I would have loved to look around longer!!!

Crazy Times @ KSNP

Unlike the islands we stayed on in Thailand where we could only get around by boat, it seemed in Koh Sok the only way was by truck, the back of the truck to be exact. I didn't mind though since it was easier to take great scenery pics.



The huge toads that live in the forest. Gross!!!

Our Shack at Koh Sok

Let's see:

-two flights and wooden rotting stairs that are far apart, so your foot could easily slip in between

-only one side of the stairs had handles, fun times

-no outside lights so climbing up the stairs at night was even better

-tree frogs and God knows what else in the bathroom

-bug nets held together by safety pens

-we could talk from the inside of our hut and the people next door (Tom and Metra) could talk back from inside theirs

-we were given a lock and key for our door even though you could easily open the windows or one of the many cracks in the wall to get in, i mean the wood was thin enough as it was

WHAT's NOT TO LOVE!?!

Leaving Railay

We went from beach life on Railay to tropical rainforest @ Koh Sok National Park (The Rainforests there are older than the Amazon)
Upon our arrival...I walk into our little wooden rickety shack's bathroom to have a tree frog land on me. Not a nice surprise, but I did snap a pic before he escaped.

Busy Bee

I think back on the 6 months I've been in Japan so far and this week has been my busiest. It's been crazy around here! 4 to 5 classes a day, all new lesson plans, staying up till 2 am, trying to get to work in ICE (NOT snow, b/c GOD forbid we'd have snow over ICE) Busy!!! :P

Tsukareta.

Break from Thailand

Just found out today that the manga of HYD will be continuing on later this year. Cool beans!