I saw my mom off at the airport yesterday. :( sad.

A lot of people have a rough time with visitors when it's soooo much one on one time and there's not a lot of time for personal space, but my mom was sooo mellow and such a trooper with her new knee for the last couple of weeks. It was such a bummer to see her go.

Yesterday was my first time in a big international airport since being in JFK this last January. Big airports just cultivate nervous energy for me. I remember being nervous when my brother Winston saw me off at the airport and I was nervous last night being surrounded by multiple pieces of large luggage and saying bye to my mom.

This week (or maybe this whole month) marks the halfway mark for my stay in Thailand. I extended my stay from July until the end of September, going back and forth, not being sure if I wanted to prolong my stay even longer, but now, it's official. I finish my term on the 7th of October, and maybe with a few weeks of travelling to follow, I'll be back in the states well before Halloween. It's an itinerary I have to work out when I'm not in an internet cafe (as of now, my flight goes back to the states in July). I think I'll be ready to go home by then.

When I get back to Mae Sai tomorrow I have to post pictures of my mom riding on the back of my motorbike!