first class meeting

Yesterday, (Tuesday Nov. 4) we had our first class meeting.  The main messages that I took away from the experience are that Chiang Mai and Hanoi are physically safer and healthier than Coe.  I cannot say how many times Drex emphasized these points today.  Also, you can't have sex in SE Asia because you will get AIDS. Basically.  And you need to be careful what malaria meds you take.  The cheepies the CDC recommends keep you from getting malaria, but give you a bad case of the crazies instead.  I think I'll take my chances with the dry season mosquitos... or take the less effective, no psychosis drugs.

One of the things I am most excited for at this moment in time is to not be responsible for anyone else.  Not be blamed when someone when someone else screws up.  Not need to fail at saying no, or you should do x or y, not f.  I can't wait to not be in charge of so many things.  (Really, this is just a rant about the newspaper... and some new-old faces reincarnating the mfing back page.  But - I'm so close to being done with all of that.)

In general I'm still psyched to learn thai and I can't wait for registration to be over so we can start lessons!! And I'm very excited to go have an adventure and do something new.  I need change.  :)