In My Place

The plan worked out in the end. Maybe a little faster than expected but that's alright. I learned a thing or two. I think I found some answers. Now I'm back on Boogie Street. Nine days in India taught me that this is were I want to be.

Walking out of Bangkok airport in the hot evening and taking a metered taxi to Khao San Road was a bliss. The rest of the journey had been quiet hard. I left Pushkar on Monday night. I was suffering from loose bowel movements but with a flight booked and payed there was no way to delay my escape. One motorbike, two taxis, an Indian night bus and a crappy flight took me into Bangkok. That's all that matters now. Sitting in my comfortable room in the Sawasdee Inn, I feel no need to go into details about how it's to travel for about twenty-four hours while struggling with diarrhea. It was pretty hardcore, let's leave it at that…

Last night I dropped my bag in my room, took a long, hot shower, swallowed an Immodium, put on my flip-flops and hit a Khao San street-side bar. Soon I was drinking and chatting with two young Amercians. Somehow meeting people's a piece of cake in South-East Asia. I'm relaxed and somewhat confident here. Talking is easy. I've got plenty to say. Unfortunately, nine days of vegetables and tea left me in pretty bad shape. After my second bottle of Chang I was done. The Americans went to see a ping-pong show. I stumbled back to my room. Happy, bubbly drunk in Bangkok; life can be as easy as you want it to be. I drifted off in a long, deep sleep; dreaming about a talking cow.
Dance, she said.
Dance, I will.

Now I'll stock up on t-shirts and other stuff I don't really need (unlike any other part of the world, I truly love shopping here). Then I'll gently, slowly travel a bit further down south-east until I reach my final destination by the end of the week...

It's great to be back. No return ticket or other obligations anymore. No desire to visit other countries. This time I'm here for the long run. I'm ready to stretch out my humble savings as long as possible. Whatever happens, happens. I'm committed, I'm going all the way. There are no plans or intentions to leave. From here on out I would like to call this part of the world "home".