Leaving Thailand

Kiwi Orchid House, Ranong- Thailand.

I am waiting for my overnight bus to Bangkok, where I will board a plane for China. It is funny to think about going back to China. I am excited to be back to a routine, I guess. I'm not much for routines, but I think I'm glad to go back to a place where I fit. In China I know more of the language and have more friends, but I also have a social role. I am a teacher. I have students and colleagues and favorite restaurants. It has been wonderful to travel and see more of Asia, but I have been watching from the outside, learning and taking pictures and surviving... knowing that I probably will not see the people I meet ever again. (I promise to post lots of pictures soon!) In China I am making lifelong friends. Travelling this break has made me so grateful to be in a place for longer than a few weeks...