I have arrived in Nakhon Chaisi (Chai-see), which will be my new home for the next five months. It's a much smaller town than I thought it would be. Nakhon Pathom (a bigger town) is about 12 km away. I have my own apartment. Though I don't have a cooking area, I have a bedroom and bathroom to myself. I explored all day yesterday and had a few interesting adventures. In a store near my apartment, ladies were handing out samples at the entrance. I tried the top ramen and waited to try the milk. The woman was like, "You want to try? Are you sure?" I said yes, not thinking anything of it. Later on, I realized from the packaging that the milk was in fact some sort of children's formula or pedialyte. Great, just great.
Also,I am not very good at picking up subtle Thai hints. For example, my host teacher Nattamon (P'Natt) said she would be busy Tuesday morning. I said, "Ok, I'll see you on Wednesday." She was disappointed because she thought maybe we could get together Tuesday afternoon and I rejected her. I totally missed the hint that busy "in the morning" does not mean busy all day. But anyway, everything is going well otherwise. I even made a new friend! (see the photo above)
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