We finally left the safety of Bangkok and took a 11:oo am bus ride to Chiayaphum. Unfortunately the bus that was said to be air conditioned actually only had fans pushing the stifling hot air around. Needless to say, it was a sweaty 6 hr. trip to the home of Oh, Ae and Om (the volunthai workers) the only highlights being the oreos served and the fact that Brigid realized she like to sleep with her finger rested slightly on the side of her nose and refused to sleep any other way. Upon arrival we were greeted by Dusit, father of Ae, Oh and Om who took us to his house. While there we met another volunteer, Olivia, who was french and seemed to be communicating much better than we were. After a quick night market visit and a large traditional, home cooked Thai dinner, in which Brigid was told she didn't eat enough and Brian was told he was a fatty and to stop eating, we were showed to our room for the night. Our bedroom to our suprise and delight was air conditioned. However, our bed was so hard that when Brigid jumped on it she almost shattered her hip in 5 different places. Sleeping on a box spring and waking up to catch a 4:25 am bus was no match for our next foe. At about 3:55 am Brigid showered, went to the bathroom, and flushed the toilet (a flushing toilet a massive bonus at this house), the toilet flushing woke up a massive spider that crawled out of nowhere and set up shop on the bathroom wall. Brian still had to shower, which he did all the while keeping a close eye on the 6 inch spider slowly circling him waiting to attack. It was a rather quick and careless bathing session due to honestly the biggest live spider either of us had ever seen.
Sleeping for most of the first half of the bus ride we were disturbed from our sleep at 7:30 am when they started blast music. At first it was a steady beat but then it quickly became a Thai band singing "thats they way uh huh uh huh I like it" in English. We couldn't contain ourselves much to the bewilderment of the rest of the passengers. We arrived in Sisaket around where we met
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HI Brig and Brian. Sounds like you are having the experience of a lifetime! Maybe you could saddle up that spider and use it for transportation!
I saw an old "America's Next Top Model" yesterday which took place in Thailand!
Hope to see you and hear all the details when you return.
Did you get a picture? Figure it this way - if you can survive a giant killer spider, you can survive anything.
Hi Brig and Brian!
It sounds like you're having an amazing time...you are both so brave (the food, the language barrier, the insects....)
Keep writing and sharing all your stories.
Be safe and have fun!!!!
Kelly
Hi B and B, Sweat, spiders and cold showers! Nothing you two can't handle! Keep the updates coming. It sounds like you are in the kitchen telling us about your day! Love Mom and Dad xxoo
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