It’s been almost a month since my last post. So, where in the world am I? I’m in the states, about half way through my time here and OMG has time just flown by. I can’t believe it’s only 14 days until I’m back in Thailand. What have I been up to?

Well, I did spend a week and a half in Chiang Mai with friends. I had a blast and made so many fun memories and did so many cool things. I went to a Mulberry Farm that wasn’t open yet, but fresh mulberries are so delicious. I also went on waterfall hikes and an orange farm. Oh…and a tea farm as well. It was a very farm-y trips…that also included the Sunday Walking Street and a lot of the same buffet (but it’s just so good). I got to catch up with a lot of good friends.

But…here I am in the states. The first week I was back, my roommate had yet to come back from India, so I had the place to myself. And do you know what I did? I totally hermitted. It was lovely. I didn’t even go out for food. I ordered groceries in and reminded myself that I still new how to cook. I made all the things…maybe too many things because there was just me to eat it. After a week and a half by myself (and going out on the weekend), I finally picked up R at the airport (during a tornado watch). There were moments I felt like I was in a car wash.

After 1.5 weeks in Chicago, I went up to MN for a week to hang out with my brother and catch up with some friends. Also, time well spent. Had so many fun days and made so many fun memories. Caves, distilleries and adventures.

So…here I sit, in Chicago…with 2 weeks to go and more plans on the horizon. I’m excited to go back to Thailand and continue my travel adventures. During this time, I’ve also developed some ideas that need to be fleshed out…now I just need to get started on them. Stay tuned.