I am here!

09/08/2011

Well, I have arrived at my host families’ house. It is very nice. I have a beautiful room with two beds in case I want to have friends over and a vanity table. The house is set up very differently than in North America. The kitchen and bathroom are downstairs in like an outdoor room. There is no sink in the bathroom and I am not quite sure how you flush the toilet. It still feels very strange to be here. 

Unpacking was really hard, everything made me cry. It just didn’t feel right to be unpacking and accepting the fact I am living here for a year. It really made me miss my Mom because she helped me pack it all. The cards they hid for me didn’t help at the time either. I still haven’t opened the “open when you arrive” card, because I don’t want another reason to cry. It is already hard enough as it is.

                I like my family though and Thailand. It is very beautiful and unique. I just really miss my family and friends. It is hard to imagine a year without them. Having to readjust to a new house and family is really quite the task. I never imagined it would be this hard. I feel awkward because I don’t feel like going and sitting with them downstairs. I would really like to just go to bed, but then I have to face the decision of if I go and say goodnight or just go to bed. Obviously, I want to just go to bed but that could be considered rude. Plus it is only like 9:30pm here so; I would be awake very early again.

                Tomorrow, I hope to figure out if there is a cow nearby because I keep hearing mooing, from the window in my room and to go and buy myself a school uniform. I think school would help to distract me from missing home.

                Hopefully, it will get easier and unfortunately all the advice of "hang in there" doesn’t really help because a year is a long time and you can only hang for so long.

Xoxo

Chantel <3