Turns out, life doesn't always go how you planned it. I definitely did not plan on going to Thailand to teach. But, seeing an opportunity, I took it. Now, I hope to capture my adventures in Thailand in this here blog and share them with you, from start to finish. I will share every mundane detail, every useless fact, every blurry picture. Hopefully, you will get as much out of it as I do. Enjoy.


Thursday, April 8, 2010

Tonsai Today, Gone Tomorrow

Saturday – 3rd April, 2010

Well, my trip has taken a slight detour, but it is one I wanted to take. After spending my first day in Tonsai, I realized that I am not really much of a beach person. I need more than lazily lounging my days away to occupy my time. Granted, there is rock climbing, but the more I thought about it, the more I realized that, while Tonsai is gorgeous, I could rock climb in other places around the world. Plus, many of the routes in Tonsai are a little more advanced than my skills allow me to climb. How many chances will I have to stay in Bangkok? So after deliberating, I decided to change my ticket so I could have four more days in Bangkok. My ticket was originally for 7th April, but I flew back to Bangkok today. I am pretty happy with my decision, especially considering I will get to see all the things I missed my first time around here.

As for the time I did spend in Tonsai, I did meet some very nice people. The rock climbers in Tonsai are very intense. Many of the people I talked to there were spending months there just climbing and relaxing. I’m not sure how they afford it, but there are plenty of long term residents. The Tonsai Bay is pretty isolated from the rest of the places around it, which means all the climbers form a really close knit group. All in all, climbing is all that really goes on at Tonsai. Maybe my aversion to a beach vacation coupled with the overwhelming prevalence of climbing is what made me change my ticket. Don’t get me wrong, I love climbing, but I would also like to have other stuff to do.

I was able to do some climbing with a few people I met, and they really pushed me. It was great to see climbers who were way better than me and listen to the way they think about approaching a climb. I climbed for two days total and was only able to get to the top of one climb, leading it no less. It also happened to be the last thing I climbed, which was a great feeling after two days of struggling up the rock.

Now, I’m riding on the bus back into Bangkok, heading back to the guesthouse I stayed at a few days ago. I’m excited to get back and see more of the city. After this leg, it’s back to Chiang Mai for the final few weeks of my time in Thailand. But I don’t need to get into that now. I’ll just focus on Bangkok and all it has to offer.

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