Rainy Week

So it's been raining on and off for about a week now. Last night I probably witnessed the biggest storm I have ever seen. The lightning and thunder was unlike anything I'd ever heard, I got out of bed and watched from the window. It rained so hard that in the morning my ceiling had wet patches, where it was about to leak. Luckily it stopped raining and the sun came out. We went into town for dinner and found a good chunk of the road was completely flooded like knee high. It was unlike anything I've ever seen and I was so bummed that I forgot a camera. If it rains again tonight the whole town will be flooded in the morning. Peoples house's were destroyed, it was sad to see what mother nature can do. So for dinner we stopped at this little hut and I had stir-fried chicken with cashew's and onions which was delicious. One thing I found rather amusing about the place was that there were three transvestites sitting right next to us. Another site you would rarely see in the U.S. I have found that Thais are very open and accepting about Lesbians and Gays. For example on my first day of school I was into class and the first thing I hear is three guys and a girl introducing themselves and two say I'm gay, one says I'm bisexual and the girl says I'm a lesbian. All of which you would never hear upon a first day introduction in a high school in the U.S. I'm finally getting used to the culture and way of life, very slow paced. Today my host mother worked all day so I just sat and watched a movie and started and finished a Thai Alphabet Book. I am hoping that once I get this done the teacher will actually teach me useful phrases.

Until Then, Dacotah Smith