"The Spot"

So I just got back from a lovely bike ride around Ayutthya with some fellow yanks, Isabel and Carmella; thankfully it didn't take too long to aclimate to the left-side driving, just have to watch out for speeding elephants.

Now we are sitting in a golden coffee shop that we found yesterday, sipping blueberry-cantelope milk shakes and talking life. This place has officially become "the spot". It's very comforting and reminds me of home (plus, free wifi).

Buddhist Temple in Ayutthaya

 

Stray dogs

pushy hounds

smiling nods

"pretty ladies"

whirring bikes

i can't read anything!

The English teacher we met today was at about at level 1 English level. Apparently all teachers here study pshycology in University, not their subject matter. 1/10 school personnel I met today spoke (shakey) English and the program is a bit spontaneous and random but the kids are crazy about white people. They didn't stop waving to us the entire 15 minutes we were standing in the hallway and giggled like mad if we said hello. Hopefully their enthusiasm will stay strong for learning English.

Tomorrow we will find a nice Thai restaraunt for Thanksgiving then Bangkok this weekend.