I'm finally back from Rotary camp! and even after just one week, my pair of capris are almost a little too big!! The camp was at the Thai Navy Base which was super cool! We got to take a Naval Ship to Koh Chang, where we visited a temple and got to swim. There were teeny tiny jellyfish in the water that stung everybody, so all of our backs were super itchy. And of course with my luck, even after applying sunscreen 3 times, I still got sunburn. and on top of that, Thursday we had a sports day and I was told I would play tug of war for my team, and I ended up having to play every tug of war game so my shoulders hurt, my back, legs, EVERYWHERE hurts. Even my underarms hurt when I was putting on deodorant. The car ride was roughly 8 hours, and luckily we stopped a lot along the way so we were never hungry. Last night, we stopped at one gas station and I was going to go to the bathroom just in case. Now, I don't mind bugs, but when I step into a squat toilet bathroom and there's not only mosquitos but other bugs I couldn't even identify SWIMMING IN THE SQUAT TOILET, I freak out. I was standing there looking at it and I was already being swarmed by bugs. Trust me, it's disgusting.
But when I got home, my host mom pointed at a shirt on a chair and said it was mine, (it's very comfy by the way, and super cute) and my dad said he bought me 3 containers of sweet sticky rice with mango. The containers themselves just have the rice and milk, you have to peel the mango yourself. but its sooo good! I just thought that was awesome how they bought me that for when I got home. And they went out today and said I could stay home and rest! And if you ever think about coming here, make sure you buy a young coconut from a roadside vender: they open it for you, give you a straw, and it is the most refreshing drink you will EVER have. and of course when you're done you can eat the meat! Thailand's fruit is super interesting too! but its so fresh! And durian isn't too bad; it's very creamy, but the after taste is weird. I'll eat it but not a lot. But I think Thailand is one of the best places ever for fresh fruit. Except driving here....oh my god...no...I just...no.
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