Almost over

In the blink of an eye, this trip passed me by. I can't even believe it.

Mcgorty, Wendy, and I made it to Koh Samet on Monday (an island off of Bangkok) after a few unforgettable days in the beautiful land of Pai. Pai has got to be my favorite place in Thailand. The major highlight of the weekend, I would say, was riding motorbikes through the mountains! That's right - I actually rode on my own motorbike for the first time in my life. It was very scary at first, but Wendy and I eventually got the hang of it (with the guidance of one very skilled Matthew Mcgorty.) Driving all through the mountains and through tiny villages, I felt like I was seeing the REAL Thailand. No tourism. No stores. No signs in English... just straight up beautiful Thailand. We ate lunch over looking the mountains in something that resembled a tree house. It was perfect.

One of the funny things about Pai was that the third most popular language after English and Thai - was Hebrew! Hebrew was everywhere - as were traveling Israelis! I loved it.

We arrived in Koh Samet last night just for a quick stay on the beach. I was absolutely thrilled last night when we bumped into Sara and Mike - mine and Tucker's friends who we met in Mt Fuji, Japan - almost 2 months ago! We have been hanging out with them ever since and it's just been a perfect ending to this trip.

Tomorrow night we have our last moments in Bangkok before flying out on Thursday morning...

I miss my friends. I miss my family. I miss burritos and American football. But...nothing could ever replace the amazing experiences I have gotten while traveling. I have so much more to see and do... and more to say about it...but only a few hours left of this trip. So, I need to go enjoy. Bye!