"sa-wat-dee"

Sa-wat-dee (hello) everyone. We arrived here in Bangkok yesterday, and so far it has been amazing. Bangkok is a very fun and interesting city that is easily navigable. One thing that makes this city amazing is the fusion of east and west, and of modern and tradition. Here in Bangkok you will see a lot of western influence and development aimed to modernize the city, and yet this city is full of temples and a population with their own distinct culture.

Yesterday, we took a taxi to Bangkok and settled ourselves in one of the small inns on Khao San street. We then ventured into the streets of Banglamphu (the region of Bangkok we stayed in) and ate a variety of food from the street vendors. We then went to Chulalongkorn University to meet with Dr. Siriwong and Dr. Somrongthong to discuss our project up in the north.

Today, we visited the Grand Palace and the "Wat Pho." The architecture was very intricate and beautiful. In the "Wat Pho," we saw an enourmous reclineing Buddha. We also a full body massage!! Again we had alot of food that were rediculuously inexpensive and spicy.

I will post more soon.