I have ants in my computer

Seriously, I just opened up my laptop and three were running around. Then two seconds ago another crawled out of a corner. I killed each and (oh another one) every one, you would think they would learn. And another one... They are endless. I don't understand why they like my computer. Probably because it's a Mac Book and its oh so pretty. Well, I didn't start a blog post to tell you about the ants in my computer, but because this past weekend for my Tourist Guide class (I just killed another ant) we went on a class trip to Pai, a town a little bit further north from Chiang Mai. I just killed yet another ant. I also flipped my computer over to look by the fan and there were five! Yes, I smushed all of them. I think they make babies inside, which is probably why my computer might die at any moment. Oh another one- it just got away! Got it. So back to the story, (by the way I am not exaggerating- I really have killed that many ants in the past 5 minutes), I just killed another, it crawled out of my F key, and another. Okay, well we (my class of 12 plus the instructor and 7 friends) left early Saturday morning for Huay Nam Dang a national park, see the photos, it was beautiful. Then we took off for some random Japanese bridge that is super old. Then to Coffee and Love, a coffee shop that I guess you have to go to before entering Pai. I just killed an ant on my arm. My bother just called, and I killed like 5-10 more. So then we went to a hot spring, very nice. Then to Pai to our resort. We ate, and relaxed. Then went to a market and bought food to bbq with. That night we just ate and hung out. The next morning we took off to a cave. See the photos. Then we saw a viewpoint, very nice. After we went back to Pai, ate lunch, walked around, saw a temple, and headed back to CHiang Mai. It was a good weekend. So I just killed like 20-25 ants. Im going to ant hell. Oooo 26....29...seriously ant hell.

Oh and here are some photos:
Very trigger happy
Even more trigger happy

Too much

My days in Chiang Mai are coming to an end. I have two weeks of classes left, crazy. So I went to Chiang Rai two weekends ago. Here is a brief description: Ping and I took the local bus 4 hours to Chiang Rai, where we found a nice backpacker inn. That night we wandered around to the markets and got some dinner. The next morning we hired a Tuk Tuk (taxi-ish) driver to take us to the boarder. Along the way we saw; a temple on a hill overlooking Chiang Rai, mountains that you could see a Lady of the Lagoon formation, monkeys and a cave, and then Mae Sai- the crazy boarder town. That night we got back, ate dinner, and passed out. The next morning we headed to the Golden Triangle- where Laos, Thailand, and Myanmar boarder. First we went to the Opium Museum. This explained the history of opium and why you should never ever do drugs. We then hired a boat that took us over to Laos for about 10 minutes to see a market solely for tourists to say "I went to Laos." I bought playing cards for $1- in Thailand they are like $6. The boat ride was nice, it was during sunset hours. That night we stayed in a very sketchy hotel, with a creepy owner. The town was empty. I was the only white person, therefor I turned a lot of heads. I decided to just hangout inside our room. The next morning we wandered a bit more around the Golden Triangle and then we went to Chiang Saen to get a bus home. But we took an hour to have a massage by the river. From there we took a bus to Chiang Rai, ate dinner, and took a local, very shitty bus home, on the way our tire popped- so we were delayed for about 45 minutes. Finally Sunday night I got back home to Chiang Mai.

The North of Thailand

I went to Chiang Rai, Maesai, and the Golden Triangle with my friend Ping. Here are the photos.
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Kickin' it in Chiang Mai

Hello Folks,
So nothing too exciting has been happening here. I've been going out a lot- too much- and just hanging out in Chiang Mai soaking up every last minute I have. I've made a couple of new friends, whom I will be sad to leave once Oct 16 rolls around. Tomorrow I am off to an even more northern town in Thailand with my Taiwanese friend, Ping. I'll update when I get back. Hope VT is spectacular!

Wow

The US is being attacked by a hurricane and Thailand is sinking into a political state of emergency. I was told today that we are not allowed to leave Chiang Mai. Hmm. Though no one seems too worried here. Chiang Mai is much safer than Bangkok. If your concerned stay updated with BBC. Anyway, on a happy note, as you can see by my photos, Payap Interntional College put on an Amazing Race. We were broken down into groups and given a list of scavenger hunt activites to do, each with varying points. We had about $15 and song tows (like taxis) were hired to take us around Chiang Mai. My team came in 3rd place out of 5, I think. We had to do things like, drink coffee from a plastic bag, interview the president, eat khao sauy, and many more. See the photos, they fully explain. Even though we didnt win, it was quite fun. The next good thing is I went zip-lining through the jungle. I organized a group of 17 from Payap. We got a really good deal on it. Sunday evening we all took off to Thailands third largest mountain. There, we geared up and were sent off to zipline. The highest point was 90 meters. Some people would scream the entire way. Of course, I kept my composure :). Literally, we would zipline from platform to platform for about 2.5 hrs. 3 times we were lowered on a pully- my favorite part. Once we finished, we were fed and brought back to the dorm. Look at the photos, they are much more interesting. Okay! Hope all is well! Peace.

MOre photos

Payap Intl. College Amazing Race
Zip-Lining!!!
Just some more photos. I'll post about the events tomorrow. Night! Oh and please make comments, it encourages me. Thanks.

Photos

Angela and I at Rooftop.

Me in Champ's glasses.

Birthday dinner- pizza.

At Swensen's- our favorite ice cream place

Kristie, Kirstie, me, Pauline, and Naomi

French Pizza!

Emily and I

At a bar