Jul 05 2006
Happy 4th of July!
A lot has been going on, but most of it deals with school, so we’ll skip that.
On Monday, Stephanie, Taan, and I went to Jim Thompson’s house in Bangkok. He was an American Architect who revitalized the Thai silk trade and brought it to America. His house is amazing. It was constructed from 6 original teak houses that he brought to Bangkok from all around Thailand. Thompson disappeared in Malaysia in the 1960s, and no evidence was found about what happened to him. His house was turned into a museum and there is a store with the finest Jim Thompson silk. He collected Southeast Asian art, and he has statues, pottery, and cloth paintings dating back to the 14th century. It was really amazing. I’ve uploaded a lot of pictures to my Flickr account if you want to see more.
Yesterday was the 4th of July and we had a great party at The Grapevine. We had hotdogs, coleslaw, and chili for dinner, a watermelon seed spitting contest, and amazing fireworks. They were big ones too. Greg bought them from Chinatown in Bangkok.
I’m really enjoying meeting new people. Sometimes it’s hard for me to start conversations, but I’ve made a lot of good friends, and I was much more outgoing last night at Grapejam than usual. I think Taan and I will be spending the day in Bangkok on Friday, which should be really nice.
Yay for you! I am glad you are having a lot of fun and making friends! You are at the point of the semester when you actually start to make firends! Isn’t it a great feeling? I am praying for you!! I know you are doing amazing over there!! Love you soo much!
i really like that shirt!
maybe i’ll have to mail your mom a check, so that you can bring me back some of those crazy random shirts. haha.
glad you’re having a blast!! miss you a ton!
i really miss you meagan but i am glad that you are having fun in thailand. maybe we can talk online again : ) be safe!!!
gaijin is the generic japanese word for foreigner. Gaijin Smash!