Lop Buri - Day 6 - Free Day

Today marks the last day of our language training and orientation. I'm am now pretty comfortable running around town and speaking the language at the market or ordering food. But I would not know exactly what I have ordering until the food arrives.

Shannon is nowhere to be seen, and we have the afternoon off. There was a refreshing thunderstorm in the afternoon so all of us ran outside and danced in the rain. Then we went downtown and ended up playing with some monkeys on the streets.

It was a horrible day for me; it started with a wipe-out when we were dancing in the rain. In the evening after dinner I knocked over a lamp post on the street – yes, you can actually knock over a street lamp in Lop Buri, go figure. And as we continue to walk home, I walked into a protruding pipe. Luckily it clipped me right under my left eye. An inch higher it would have shattered my glasses. Now I have a cut under my eye, luckily no bruise, but feeling a bit woozy.

However, to make things all better, Ulrich bought us durian when we got home. :S But for once, I ate it. It is not bad. I wouldn’t say I love it, but at least I can eat it now.