Sawadee Ka!

Hi there! Or should I say...... Sawadee Ka!

I'm writing this in my dorm in......... Thailand! Isn't that crazy? I'm taking an exchange program to Mahidol University for one semester, and up to now (I've been here for a month) I'm having a super-great time. I just simply love it here; the people, the attractions, the culture, the foods, the scenery, the landscapes, everything. Who doesn't? I'm in The Land of Smiles! I found it crazy that I'm only three hours flight away from Jakarta, and everything is just so different. Well not necessarily everything, the climate, the traffic jam, the behavior (dirty-ness and so on) is merely the same; but other than that, I learned tons of new things - which is amazing! Moreover, I'm surrounded by a lot of people from different cultures here. I'm living in an international dorm, and it's literally multinational! There is a bunch of Americans (and I learned that America is a really big country, so different states means different cultures!), Germans, Austrian, Dutch, Colombian, Canadian, British, Danish, and of course Thais! Isn't it awesome that you can learn an itsy bit of every culture just by staying in one place? I learned how Germans are so insecure and so afraid of risks. I learned how Americans really do worship freedom than anything else. I learned how Colombia is not a jungle, and not as scary as how the movies described (some of the movies didn't even shoot it in Colombia!). I learned how Danish are really proud of being Danish, and they will brag about their country all the time. I learned how Thai people really respect and love their Kings and their country; they even play their national anthem in theaters before a movie starts and everyone will stand up and sing a long. I learned how different the eastern and western cultures are, in a good way.

I've only been here for about a month, and I already been to several places inside and outside Bangkok (In fact, right now I just came back from the famous Full Moon Party in Koh Phangan!). Starting from now, be ready to read my Thailand experiences, and maybe my other experiences that I hadn't write before. I don't why but before, I don't want to write anything about my experiences because I'm afraid that people will find me a boaster. But after this whole month of experiences, I don't know why but I don't care anymore! I write because I wanted to share a glimpse of my life, not because I wanted to brag. And if someone thinks that I boasted, well sorry no sorry, that's your problem not mine.

After this post, I will immediately post another one about #20factsaboutme just because I'm in the mood of writing and it looks like some fun! And if I still got some mood of writing, I'll post another one about my short trip to Koh Phangan! Just for a sneak peek, the Full Moon Party is so crazy but actually, it's not as crazy as I thought!