…you pay in $USD and get your change back in
Riel
…people drive cars and ride motobikes they way they line
up-crowd up, inch forward, creating space and a massive jam all at once
…traffic laws are only strong suggestions
…you have to look left, then right, then left, right again, maybe once more to the left, just to cross half the street
…a child says he wants to be a cop because it’s an easy job
…if you talk to one tuk tuk or motobike driver for more than
12 seconds, 3+ more will join to figure out where you’re trying to go
…when said drivers give each other directions by drawing an
invisible map on the ground with their feet
…your motobike driver will bring you fine to your
destination, but when you want to go back, the same driver will not know how
to, and ask for directions
…a map to a motobike driver is as helpful as a typewriter to
a fish
…a motobike helmet doubles as a welding helmet and triples
as a drink holder
…a can of coke costs 50¢ but a diet coke costs $1
…a third of the women wear PJ’s everywhere

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After 18 hours of bus and vans with questionable a/c, our
squad is in Hua Hin, in Southern Thailand for a week of much needed debrief.
We’ll be joined by our amazing coaches Ms. Patti and Mike. I’m looking forward to our time with them!! 🙂 These individuals work tirelessly for our squad. I’m sure they’re jetlagged to the maximus each time they visit us, but they never show it.

Our team will be headed back to Chiang Rai in Northern
Thailand for month #5. One more team will be in Thailand, three teams will be
headed to Vietnam, and two will return to Cambodia.

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I celebrated my birthday in Asia for the first time in 20
years. While 14.5 hours of it was travelling on a bus, my super teammates made
sure that it would be a special day. They
made it the best birthday ever
! I felt like I was on the amazing race,
having to complete (pretty outrageous) tasks to receive various gifts. Some
tasks were cute, some were embarrassing, but some were flat out enjoyable! 😉
Thanks REV217!! And thank you to everyone for their birthday wishes!! Forever
27, woot!! 😀 haha