I'm in Thailand?

What? I'm in Thailand? It looks like America... but people drive faster and on the left instead of the right. Then there's pretty Thai things all over... Not to mention everyone speaks Thai and barely anyone speaks English.
So I stepped off the plane not knowing what to expect. I had slept through breakfast on the plane, so I didn't get anything to eat. It's alright though... it was actually 4 AM when breafast was held on the plane.
I've been plane riding and hopping for over 24 hours now, and I'm sitting in front of a computer, feeling like I'm still in the air. Not the coolest feeling in the world, maybe I should walk it off.
When I got to my new home in Udon Thani, we walked into my host family's store, then to the back. That's where I live. It's actually quite big.
I just unpacked and put things in my new room, and then went downstairs to "take a shower." What that REALLY meant was "take this tupperware, fill it with water, and repeatedly drench yourself with it." Oh, and by the way - there's no hot water for "shower taking."
The only problem I'm having is with the language. Barely anyone, even in my family, speaks English, so it's hard to communicate with them.
Lunch time, they just asked me if I was hungry. They're taking me somewhere... I wonder where?

Monica.

See You Later, America.

Ok, it's my last night in America now...
I'm using my sister's laptop. We're in the hotel, which is only about a mile away from the airport. We can see planes take off every now and then out of the window, it's pretty cool, I guess.
We had Quizno's for supper, it was pretty good. I got a Honey Mustard Chicken sandwich, hold the tomato and bacon.
I'm getting up tomorrow morning, catching the shuttle from the hotel to the airport at 7:30 AM. I hope that's early enough to get my 10:08 AM flight.

Once I get on, it will head for Detroit, then Tokyo, then Bangkok. Don't ask about the weird routing system, I don't know either. [laughs] Anyway, guess what else is tomorrow?! My 18th birthday. Crazy, isn't it? Everyone knows it's the day I leave for Thailand. Only 3 people outside of my family have said Happy Birthday to me. Well, more and more people will realize it's my 18th birthday because I'll be singing it over and over to myself on the plane until they merrily kick me off at my destination/arrival point. [insert evil laughter here]

I don't really have too much to say, as I've already said the majority of it in one of the first blogs I already posted on here. Anyone can be an exchange student, you know. Check out our Rotary District's web address here: Click
The Monmouth page here: Click the link above, click on "District Clubs," then click "Monmouth."
and I even have my own page on there, too: Follow all steps above and then click on "Outbound R.Y.E." "R.Y.E." stands for "Rotary Youth Exchange."

Contact a Rotarian and ask them about it - they'll be happy to help you. Now would be the best time to sign up for it, too, if you wanted to go. Good luck, and wish me luck, too. See you in Thailand!

Monica

Last Night in Monmouth for a Year.

Tonight's the last night I'll be staying in Monmouth for a year.

I don't really know what to blog...

Guess I wasn't as prepared as I thought it was.

It's 2:22 AM.

I'm tired.

I'm going to bed.

For the last night in Monmouth.

Those of you who are new to my blog site, please browse around using the left navigation menu (list of things to click on). You'll find that the oldest "posts," or "entries," are at the bottom. The newer are at the top. Feel free to browse around. Enjoy.

Anyone can be an exchange student.
www.rotarydistrict6460.com

Go there if you wish to seek for further information on the matter. It's really quite a blast, and now would be the best time to sign up.

Thanks!

Moni.

P.S. - Poon wif shawk teef. I swearz. [inside joke]