Life, love and the pursuit of...cockroaches?

I never thought I'd be saying this but I started my day off with instant coffee. Yes, I Dawn (coffee snob) Kovarik, drank instant coffee, and liked it. It may have something to do with the fact that Ground is so far away. And there's just something about waking up in your own place, grabbing a cup and filling it with pure joy while still wearing your pajamas. (the little things..) To make my day even better, I hacked up my first coconut while still wearing said pajamas. I don't think I've ever felt so hardcore in my life. (except for 15 min ago. We'll get to that later) Not to brag or anything but I'm pretty sure if Tom Hanks were to see me he'd produce Castaway 2 just for my coconut hacking skills.
We moved into our house! It's so nice to have our own place that isn't just a hotel room :) until we get a washing machine we have to scooter our clothes to get them washed. This is another time I felt pretty hard core ;) (picture attached)
For those of you who really know me, you are well aware of the appreciation I have for the delicious food carts of Portland Oregon, so don't judge this next statement: food carts here blow Portland out of the water. If I could bring one thing home with me it would be a food cart with a Thai family so they could start a business in Portland. Mmmn (picture attached)
As much as I love Thailand and can hardly say anything bad about it, once in awhile you come across some stuff that ain't too purdy. Like the other day, I'm walkin down the street mindin my own business when this old unattractive white man passes me struttin' his stuff in none other than...a belly shirt. Yep. You just can't un-see that. Awk. Ward. (Unfortunately I am unable to share this story with a picture. You're welcome.)
Tonight was the most rewarding part of my trip so far. I got to interpret a song for meeting into sign language. It was half Thai and half ASL. I don't know if it was great but no one threw tomatoes at me so that's a plus! Later on I had to translate some comments from people that were speaking in English since I was the only English speaker of the group. I wasn't expecting that one so needless to say I flubbed up pretty good. I'm most definitely out of my comfort zone but its so fun and I really think it will help me improve my signing :) We had a family from Japan visit tonight. They were so awesome! Great loving family :) (Picture attached)
Today has been full of a lot of firsts for me. First coconut hacking experience, first song I've ever interpreted and oh back to the '15 minutes ago' story I mentioned above... at this very moment, you have the privilege of reading the story of a true...wait for it.... cockroach slayer! Ahhh yeahhh.. I didn't really want to rub it in everyone's face but, I could probably take on dragons now.. This bug was a holy terror. I pursued it into the depths of the bathroom as it rushed past my feet several times as if it were a bolt of lightning. But alas! It was no match for my foot of fury! And thus ends the wretched life of one ugly bug..
Welp, I think I've reached the end of my silly quota for the day ;)
Until next time..
Sincerely,
Dawn the cockroach slayer Macgyver