Just a pimple in my butt of life..

...words of wisdom by my mother, Debbie Mishler. Thanks Mom, I can always count on you to brighten my mood, seriously:) 

     After just enduring the three longest, hardest days OF MY LIFE, I have finally arrived at my destination. I like to call it The Middle Of Nowhere, but most probably know it as the hill villages of Chiang Rai.  I was picked up this morning from the guesthouse in which I have been staying at for the last two nights and taken to the village in which I will be living in for the next 12 weeks (hopefully). The drive here from the city was amazing and I can truly say that I have never seen anything like this before. I am surrounded by hills with exotic plants and trees of all sorts, most of which I never knew existed. After being shown to my dorm room, I was truly overwhelmed by the simplicity of it all.  Bunk beds, 1 inch mattress, pillow, blanket, me. Since the other three female volunteers arrive later in the evening, I had the honor of teaching my self how to use the toilets...enough said....

The village itself is a community of bungalows and other odd shaped small houses. There is a female dorm and a male dorm and the other building house the Japanese and the Thai volunteer/interns. They have their own program that they are run through but we all eat and have morning meetings together. Internet here is okay and I am learning where I will get the best service, so for those of you that skype, pleaassee be patient.  The sounds are undescribable and I feel like I am living in the zoo. Just moments ago, I got up from my bed thinking someone on the porch,  but no, it was a COW! Yes, a cow..Just feet away from the dorm I am staying in is a grass field full of cows, which I would assume we will be eating sometime in the next 12 weeks. I can't wait. I just came face to face with my dinner....

Long story short, I am a long way from home and I am taking it one day at a time. I miss my family and friends dearly, and I miss Jesse entirely too much. I have decided to just take deep breaths when I am having a moment of doubt and just remind myself, this is just a pimple in my butt of life!

More to come..:)

PS I have a photo bucket account which I will be updating often so check it out!! I will post the username in a few minutes when I figure out how to use it. LOVE YOU!