Sweet Duck and Goodbyes

Over the weekend, nearly everyone from Stenden (a university in the Netherlands) moved out of the building. The mood was a bit somber all weekend as everyone said goodbye. It was sad seeing them go, but I am very grateful for having met them. They taught me some valuable things about Thailand like how to use the bus, how to get to the market, which stores to go to for certain goods, which restaurants are best, how much things should cost, and where to travel in my free time. A few of them also gave me some really useful things. One guy, Michel, gave me a really nice pillow. One girl, Maria,  gave me a bag filled with snacks, bug spray, and medicines. Another guy, Radu, gave me a lot of medicine, including malaria pills. My friend Sina gave me a huge bag with towels, a blanket, a swim cap, medicine, and some books.

I am so grateful for there gracious donations. Those goods will be very useful in the weeks and months to come.

There are only a few people left in the Villa. One of them is my friend Malte. Last night was his last here in Rangsit so we went to a cool Thai BBQ place called Sweet Duck. None of the servers spoke English so ordering was a challenge, but in the end we got vegetables, an egg, rice, bacon, pork, and two kinds of beef. You put it on a pan that is on top of a clay pot filled with coals and then you fry the food yourself. It was delicious. After, we got brownie sunday's and lattes at a desert place called Nomwan. It was a bit of an expensive night. I think I spent about $16. It was well worth it though.

I wish the best of luck to my new, and now old, friends from Stenden. I hope their journey's in life take them down the best roads. Maybe if I ever go to the Netherlands I will see some of them again. On Friday, 80 new students from Stenden will be moving into the Villa and this place will be bumping once again.

The food at Sweet Duc

Desert