7/2/13 Bangkok Laura said she got in around 2:45 am. I heard her come in but immediately fell back asleep. We set our alarms for 9:15 so that we would wake up in time to have breakfast that ended at 10. Charlotte, Steph, Sarah and Kristine came down and ate with us. There wasn't much food left when we got there but I was able to have cereal, fruit and yogurt and mini pancakes. There were other people in the restaurant who were just beginning their G Adventures...

7/1/13 Bangkok After a night of sleeping on and off on the night train, I was woken up by a crazy Thai lady who peeked through the bed curtain saying "Tea? Coffeeeeee?!" over and over. She woke everyone up around 6:15 even though our train wasn't due to arrive until 6:50. I was so tired and in no mood to move. I quickly changed back into my shorts and got off the top bunk because a man came around and put all the beds up and the seats back together. We were al...

6/30/13 Chiang Mai Laura and I woke up pretty early today. After only about 5 1/2 hours of sleep, I sat up excited and ready to go learn how to cook! We went downstairs to grab breakfast around 8:00. Our van to our class wasn't supposed to be at our hotel until 8:30 so we had enough time to eat. The breakfast buffet was expensive so we decided to order just French toast. The server said it would only be 5 mins. About 15 mins. later, we got our breakfast and at...

6/29/13 Chiang Kong-> Chiang Mai We got up yesterday and headed straight to breakfast. I was so happy to have a bowl full of Frosted Flakes and not eggs! After breakfast, we loaded up our things into 2 different vans. I sat in the back of the van squished with Santi and Sarah. We then made our 5 hour drive toward Chiang Mai. We made a couple stops along the way. It was raining along the way a bit and our driver drove like a madman. We did get to our hotel q...