Today is the halfway point of the program. We had a free morning this morning. I used it to sleep in a bit, have breakfast, and study for our exam. I also walked down the beach a bit and got a mango. It was delicious and the woman gave me a free bag of bananas as a gift. The tropical bananas are about 1/3 of the size of the bananas we have at home and much sweeter. I love them so it was great to be given a bag.
Afterwards we had a lunch that was catered by the (5-star) hotel we stayed at. However I was still too full from my mango to eat anything.
Next we took an exam. The exam went well. I know my blog posts don’t make it totally obvious that I’m doing any school here but it is an academic program and we are learning a lot.
Afterwards we headed for the airport. We flew out of Pattaya to Chiang Mai on a budget airline. I did not enjoy the experience as the flight attendants were actually rather rude. But, air travel is almost never a good time so I guess all that matters is that we arrived safely at our destination.
Our Thai buddies were waiting for us at the airport. They gave us a necklace made of flowers and took lots of pictures. We all rode the bus back to the hotel together.
When we arrived at the hotel, we chatted with our buddy, Benz, for a short while and headed up to our room. However we ended up switching hotels rather late at night so we arrived to the new hotel around 11:40. We settled in and went to sleep.
It was a relatively uneventful day in terms of fun, but administrative and travel days are necessary. I am looking forward to my first day in Chiang Mai tomorrow!
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