Inspiriting

Sometimes I question my decision to actually go through with this whole internship thing. Most of the time the self-doubt occurs right after I wake up in the morning, after I've had some far-fetched dream that I'm relieved didn't/won't actually happen in real life. Then I think to myself..."Self, you're flying to Thailand this summer, and you're going to be there for three whole months. That's far-fetched. What the heck did you get yourself into?" But throughout the day things tend to happen to reassure me that Thailand is in fact where I'm supposed to be this summer,
like...

• Picking up some random book in some random language at the bookstore and thinking, "wow, this is a really cool-looking language. I wonder what it is?" Then I flip it over and WHAT? The little label on the back informs me that it's written in Thai, of course.
• Guessing right on my health professor's little quiz when he asks, "Which part of the world is my area of study focused in?" The options are Africa, Latin America, Something Else, and Southeast Asia. Southeast Asia it is! Duh. 
• Watching with pure joy as that same professor clicks through a bunch of pictures from his travels to Thailand, and specifically, Chiang Mai.
• Hearing random snippets of people's conversations about previous trips to Thailand (I'm an unabashed avid eaves-dropper).
• Reading a Christmas card from my cousin's house, in which a girl mentions her recent trip to Thailand and how much she'll miss the people.

Who knew that the little country of Thailand was so prevalent in real-life? It's been popping up everywhere these days, and every time it does I get more excited to go. 

Tehe. I've come so far from my past belief that Thailand and Taiwan are the same place. They're not.

Don't judge me.