Yesterday afternoon consisted of chilling out in my living room doing nothing. Unless you count looking through the GRE book as something. But I wasn't actually studying it I was more so scoffing at the vocabuary we're expected to know and laughing while I was looking at the math section because I didn't have the energy to cry. Thankfully, my pretending to be diligent was interrupted by a surprise visit.

Outside my house I heard kids calling my name and I walked outside to see 5 of the kids from site sitting in the back of a pick up truck. They said to me, "Come on! Let's go!" To which I sortof grinned and paused, "Where?" And they said, "Camping! Hurry up! Get in!" and I paused and said, "No, I can't, I don't have anything." Then my friend Dtii came out of the driver's seat and said, "Quickly, pack up your bag and let's go." This is classic Thai. There are no plans for anything. And if there are, they're for the immediate future. I had no responsibilties to tend to, so I just threw a bag together as fast as I could, forgetting to bring anything warm like a blanket or even a hoody. It was nice to hang out with the handful of kids and staff off site. The kids really don't get out that often, so it was nice to see them enjoying themselves setting up a tent, setting up a fire and eating fish they caught in the lake.

After the kids went to sleep, the adults all had some whiskey and club soda. I decided that I'd only be able to tolerate the chilly night time if I was at least warm on the inside, so I drank twice as much as everyone else. Dtii wanted to go into civilization for some ice, but the pick up's back tire was caught in some damp soil. So I pushed it from behind while he accelerated and as soon as the car made it onto the concrete, I fell face first into the mud. Not too much of a problem, because there was a lake to wash off in right there. And sure, it was a little cold, but I had had just enough whiskey that I didn't care. In fact, I had enough whiskey that I didn't care when they put pig's intestine's and buffalo skin onto the grill. No problem whatsoever.

And the sleeping hours? There were two of them. I woke up before sunrise to the sound of my teeth chattering, but I actually wasn't tired. I decided to walk around to stay warm and I got to watch the sunrise. Unfortunately, I was so caught up trying to be warm that I forgot to take a picture. And now, I'm going to bed again.