I know that wise people have given me the impression that we should get out of Bangkok as soon as we possibly can, but honestly, I am in no big hurry. I like it here. It reminds me of all of the things that I find so incredibly interesting in cities without yellin, or hostility, or well, paranoia of strangers. Being in Bangkok has reminded me simultaneously of San Francisco, Kuala Lumpur, and Honolulu all mixed together. How is this?

We are in an enormous modern city with ancient tradiditons that are still being practiced. It is not like Bali where we are in the midst of the incence smoke at every turn. Instead, we are treated kindly. Questions we have are answered honestly. Sure, there is an ugly underbelly happening somewhere that I have not had to see for myself, but more frequent are people trying to get by, trying to provide for their family, trying to be...just like everywhere else on this planet.