After another long 12 hours of bus riding, we made it to Bangkok. We were welcomed by the June and September racers, but I was too tired and not feeling too well to engage. I unpacked my stuff and crawled into bed. I woke up this morning excited to return to my schedule of buying fruit and an iced coffee for breakfast as I did each day when we were doing ministry here. The ladies at both the fruit stand and iced coffee stand remembered us. It felt like we were home, well, to one of our many homes. We applied for our China visas this morning then visited our favorite Pad Thai place. Unfortunately, it is currently a Buddhist holiday so the Buddhist aren’t eating “animal,” so our Pad Thai was without chicken or egg. Definitely not as tasty, but it was still good. I then hopped on good ‘ol bus #46 to head to town. I think I was almost smiling the whole bus ride. It was wonderful to know where I was going, what I was doing, how I would get there, how much it would cost, etc. I arrived at the mall and got my teeth cleaned. I feel like a new person! They sure needed it and was excited to find out I had no cavities! I stopped at the pharmacy to buy a new toothbrush for my newly cleaned teeth and hopped the bus back to our area. Now, I’m using the amazing 10 baht internet and have plans to visit the night market tonight. In a year of unfamiliar, I am loving the FAMILIAR!
