Plugging Away

I am happy to report that this week has been one of relaxation, fun, and sleeping in air con.

April 13-15 is Songkran (Thai New Year) and it is essentially three days of water throwing...fun fun! I was able to participate and threw my fair share of water at cars and trucks as they drove by. Unfortunately, I didn't have my camera with me seeing as it isn't waterproof and all. Just as a matter of speculation, I have to say that it is a very modest event. By modest I mean there isn't a lot of skin showing. The water throwing is anything but modest in Chiang Mai --in fact, some say that Chiang Mai is the site for the largest Songkran celebrations. In the States it is easy to imagine such an event being turned into 'girls gone wild' or something of that nature. However, in Thailand, most everybody is wearing an oversized t-shirt. It is completely modest and just an all around good time--until you get nailed with ice water. Yes, ice water. Trucks will drive around selling large blocks of ice for people to place in barrels of water. Even in almost 100° weather cold water is still a shock.

This week I am house/dog sitting for my mentor and her husband. I am thoroughly enjoying air con (I only turn it on while I sleep) and will be sad when sunday rolls around and I am relegated back to the un-air conditioned dorm. But on the bright side I will only have two weeks left by then!

The end of my internship means that deadlines and due dates are approaching. I am thrilled to be done with the four assigned books and the reflection papers that went along with them. Additionally, I have four papers to write as overall reflections on my internship experience. A lot of the content for these papers can actually be found right here on my blog, I just edit and organize my thoughts in a more coherent way. As of today I have two done and two to go. I am hopeful that I will finish those tomorrow. I cannot express how freeing it is to think that I just have two papers left in my college career!