Welcome back, friends! I hope you enjoyed part one of my Thailand adventures because today I am back with part two! In the first half of my experience, I was still learning the way of life in Thailand and how I fit in it all. Compared to London, I had a difficult time leaving home mentally. I didn't want to leave my friends and knew my relationships would change. Travel isn't as pretty as we make it seem. I've really had to adapt to letting go and becoming unattached in order to live the life I've always dreamed about. The first semester tested and taught me just that. I was surrounded by Buddhism as a way of life. I was still holding on to the possibilities of what could be if I stayed at home when the possibility was never possible. I learned that by being attached to something, an idea, wish, object, or even person, only leads to suffering. That was the greatest lesson I learned in Thailand. To let it be and let it go.
Thailand taught me a lot of life lessons, but it was also filled with wanderlust and adventure. The second half of Thailand was when I got to travel out of the country, have my dad visit, and really start to feel part of the community. There were a lot of ups and downs, but I also made an effort to push myself out of my own head and connect with more people. Most importantly, the weather either calmed down or I finally adjusted to the heat and humidity. That is still a mystery. I am thankful either way because my and my roommate's room was the only room without A/C. Go figure!
