After the month at home, I was sad to leave, but ready at the same time. My parents drove me to the airport and it was hard saying goodbye to them, but nowhere near as intense as the 1st time! The 1st time was such a big deal for me, but this time almost felt normal! I’ve been reading a book recently which was actually written by my dad a few years ago. He talks about how when taking a big leap of faith, it can seem so intimidating! But then it just becomes normal for you and you can just do it without thinking. Every time we overcome a challenge or do something we were scared of, we are elevating to a new and higher level of normality. I loved that thought! When I think of all the other things in life that intimidate me, it’s pretty cool to think that one day they could almost just become a normal thing that I do without thinking.
I flew from Heathrow to Bangkok and Bangkok to Phuket, and then took a taxi to my guesthouse in Phuket. I have booked accommodation here for a month for now, and I will just figure out the next step after that. It’s funny I used to be the kind of person that had to have everything planned out! Well at least the next few years anyway! I liked to feel like I was in control and hated uncertainty but now I’m doing the opposite of that – just pretty much going with the flow and waiting to see how things pan out. I plan to do a 2 week foundation course at a Thai language school here. I really want to be able to help the last orphanage I was at here more. But it is difficult at the moment because we can’t even communicate. It looks like a very difficult language though. To be honest, just looking at the letters scares me but I’m going to give it a real go!