Finally getting the hang of Bangkok. It took a bit. I still am having trouble with eating. It is just too hot out to eat more than a few bites of fruit. I went to a grocery store yesterday and bought yogurt and nuts, so at least I'll have some protien.
Apparently this diet isn't working for me though because according to the sales woman at the mall today, I need "diet" and I'm "too big." I didn't know whether to laugh of be insulted. I felt like telling her she looked like a lady boy. But she may not have understood.
Class is good, very long. I go from 9-4 every day. Plus an hour commute twice a day. At least Bangkok is like every city where there is food and convience stores close in every neighborhood.
Also in the school's neighborhood is a Mosque. Every day at 4 they do call to prayer. It is so beautiful to hear after a hard day in class. Sometimes we all just sit at the bus stop and listen for a while. When we get back to our hotel, the Monks down the road are usually in prayer, so we hear more chanting... it is quite nice and relaxing.
We walked up to the Wat (it's just up the street from our hotel) the other day and the area around the Wat was just filled with dogs and cats. I don't know whether the Monk have pets or if the strays hang out there because people bring the Monks and ancestors offerings of food.
It is quite heart breaking to see the amount of animals running lose in this city. We have all given in and petted a few when they come up to you wagging their tails. Of course we all wash and sanitize ourselves haha!
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