Australia

Best 4 days ever. Australia was a totally last minute decision but I am so glad I got the chance to go there. I took a plane early from Bangkok to Melbourne Australia. I arrived at around 9pm local time. Luckily I had a friend in town named Slav so he picked me up and drove me to my host family's house. My host family was a couple named Amber and Aaron. Anyway, they were allowing me to stay in their home for free for a few days. Unfortunately their hot water heater broke right before I arrived so I actually ended staying with a friend of Slav's named Katie who was good enough to allow me to sleep on her couch and use her hot water. Katie had a roommate named Nikki who was from Brooklyn.
On my first night there Slav, a few of his friends, and I went to a few clubs which were very dressy and had very overpriced drinks. We also went to an English pub which was much more my style. Over the next few days Slav showed me Melbourne. We went shopping, to the theater, and to the tallest building in Australia called the Eureka Tower. Amber took me to the beach in St Kilda on a perfect sunny day and all the cute Australian boys were out in their ridiculous shorty shorts.
The city has the feel of Seattle. There are a lot of older brick building with trees lining the streets and the ocean nearby. Normally I don't like cities at all, they are busy and crowded and people overlook each other. But this city was very relaxed and kind. People were always good to me. I really hope to go back sometime soon.
I am now back in Bangkok and itching to get back to the USA. I feel like my time here has been well spent and Ive enjoyed it. But there is nothing like home. I cannot wait for my bed, my shower, and my truck that I'll drive to get a huge Dusty's burger and a Costco pizza. Can't wait!
Please comment and tell me your thoughts!

CAMBODIA

Cambodia was great! On Sept 28 I took a plane to Phnom Penh and was greeted warmly by a friend of my grandpas and her adorable daughter Mia who is 7. They even got us flower lais! We stayed at a lovely hotel but it had a insect problem. Bug bites galore. We also went to a great little place called the riverside bistro that had a live band. Also for the first time I left the hotel by myself! I got a tuk tuk, the main source of transportation, and went for a ride along the river and got something to eat. This may seem easy but it is hard to go out on your own in a place you aren't familiar with where you don't speak the language.
Mia liked to swim so we went swimming often. Her smaller cousin Pizza also came with us. It was poolside where I had my first mixed drink! Sex on the beach was the only drink in English so I blindly chose that.
One of my favorite parts about Cambodia is all the temples we went to. In the temples were monks who would bless you and grant prayers. It was a very strange ritual but also interesting.
On October 3 we took a short flight to Siem Reap in order to see the Ankor Wat. This is a park with a collection of very old crumbling Wats. It was more of a hike than anything but the views were amazing.

When we got back to Thailand much of it was flooded so Ai and I went to a shelter and helped move water, fold, sort and distribute clothing and a few other things. The shelter was a school and the entire gym was filled with homeless people trying to sleep. It was very sad but there were lots of young people there volunteering their time to help out.
FINALLY we are done recapping! Currently I am taking a break from packing a small suitcase to go to Australia tomorrow at 5am! WHOO! I won't get there until 9pm so I have a long day ahead of me. Alright, thanks for reading!