my 3rd floor room
my balcony
my bathroom
It's 90 degrees with 90% humidity + I'm sweating buckets 24-7. The first night, I kept waking up + thinking I was in a sauna. No matter how much water I drink, I'm still dehydrated. I shower 3 times a day. + they tell me, this is the transition from the monsoon to the "cool" season? Air conditioning is only for the rich + I'm not rich anymore. Although living on $135 in the poorest country in this part of the world, is a fairly comfortable salary.
I'm Asian + getting pretty dark from all this sun, so I don't get weird looks. But my clothes look funny (too bright, too Western) + when my shorts sag, all the ladies point + laugh @ my underwear. Everything looks + smells so crazy. Walking around the outdoor markets, with all the stuff stinking + squirming + wriggling + alive, I definitely hit culture shock. All I can say is hello + thank you, and I can't ask how much stuff costs, and if it's made of snake or pig or what. I'm so hungry + all I want is pad thai + spring rolls, ordered from a menu, in a clean restaurant.
I'm definitely a foreigner.
