Countdown to Thailand!

Only a couple more days...!

I spent today mostly running around, doing some shopping for the trip. Not that I was actually "running", thanks to the fact that I sprained my foot on Tuesday. On the plus side, I guess it doesn't matter, since I probably wouldn't have been able to do much running in Bangkok. On the down side, I can't really walk that well, either, and I'll definitely be doing a lot of walking in Bangkok.

So, yeah. (I'm trying to pretend like I have a point here, but I really don't. And I'm sure that comes as a big surprise.)

In spite of my mobility concerns, I'm very excited about this trip. Definitely about the work that I'll be doing, but also just the chance to go back to Thailand. At a recent planning meeting, our group leader asked those of us who had been to Thailand before if there was any particular food that we were especially looking forward to eating again. She and this other girl started gushing over the fruit that they have over there, but since I'm weird, I don't care for fruit that much and therefore couldn't join in with their rapturous recollections. Instead, the first thing that came to my mind was a Thai omelette. SO good. The second thing that came to mind was a memory of a time when I ordered some pad see ew at this little stand in Bangkok, and when I got it, there was a big dead ant on one of the noodles. Mmmm!

I guess I should have been grateful that it wasn't a (mutant-sized) cockroach, though, because it very easily could have been.

Ah, Thailand. I can't wait...