... Bangkok Again?

What a crazy and unexpected last few weeks its been. But guess what? I'm back in my favorite city Bangkok! Fortunately I'm not staying here too long. After 23 hours of travel I'm currently sitting in some obscure part of the airport and haven't seen a non-Thai in a few hours. It's kind of refreshing to be such a minority and oddly freeing to be on my own and somewhat (totally) clueless. 

I just wandered around the airport and talked to about 15 Thai people to try and figure out how to get myself to Cambodia and finally found a bus ticket there. By "bus ticket" I mean handwritten note and by "there" I mean the bus is actually dropping me off at the border and I have no idea how I'll get to Siem Reap to find Anna. Ah well, there's got to be someone who can help me when I'm over there. I just hope Cambodians are as friendly as Thais. 

I'm definitely coming into this round two of the trip with a much different perspective and new layer of confidence. I feel very capable and able to travel on my own but am so excited to see Anna and be with her again - hopefully that will happen soon! She's continued traveling on on her own like a total badass and I couldn't be more proud. I'm just excited to catch up and swap stories with her - I bet hers will be a bit more exciting than mine. But I feel this renewed sense of excitement and also have a better idea of what I want out of the trip - I want to meet lots of new people, hear stories about how others are living their lives and hopefully feel inspired about mine. I also want to work on learning to meditate and remind myself to have fun and enjoy every moment. Small things I guess, but sometimes even those small things are easy to forget so writing them down is a good reminder (plus you all can hold me accountable).

Oh and quick Ellis update in case you hadn't heard: He is doing well after surgery but still has a long road to go with chemo and radiation as the the tumor removed was malignant. Feel free to help support him in these next few months through this fund I set up -- 

Fingers crossed my next update will be something along the lines of "Anna and Evelyn Conquer Cambodia!" More to come...