{"id":229,"date":"2015-01-28T07:08:53","date_gmt":"2015-01-28T07:08:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nataliereece.com\/?p=229"},"modified":"2018-06-21T17:10:01","modified_gmt":"2018-06-21T17:10:01","slug":"thailand-month-one","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nataliereece.com\/thailand-month-one\/","title":{"rendered":"Thailand: Month One"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"The<\/a>
The Hong Kong International Airport was beautifully decorated for the holidays.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"These<\/a>
These adorable little taxis are usually found in Patong, but every once in a while we pass them on the road<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Just<\/a>
Just part of the traffic…<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"I've<\/a>
I’ve taken about a million photos of these signs. Pretty much every road here has one.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\"Umbrellas<\/a><\/p>\n

\"on<\/a>
on of the south eastern beaches<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\"Dad<\/a><\/p>\n

\"We<\/a>
We found a secret bar called “Paradise” and this was the view.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Just<\/a>
Just passing through on our way back from the southern cape<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"No<\/a>
No deer or moose crossing here!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"We<\/a>
We found a shop in Surin that imports beers from all over the world. happy girl!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"The<\/a>
The lovely water truck making mud on my street. nice!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"It's<\/a>
It’s got green beans, tomatoes, peanuts, and green papaya! SO GOOOOOOD<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"I<\/a>
I met an elephant named Candy on the beach<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"The<\/a>
The fancy foreigner grocery store has everything I’ve ever wanted, including mac and cheese and these!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\"walk<\/a><\/p>\n

\"The<\/a>
The color of the water here is unreal!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"drove<\/a>
drove north and spent the day at the beach with my dad<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\"Naithon!\"<\/a><\/p>\n

\"This<\/a>
This bar in Surin doesn’t belong to my dad…. yet<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"The<\/a>
The perfect pineapple to go snack!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"is<\/a>
is this real life?<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"One<\/a>
One of the sunsets we watched at Surin Beach<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Local<\/a>
Local market where we get most of our produce.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"I<\/a>
I bought a wrap dress that doubles as a beach towel.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"too<\/a>
too cute!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"learning<\/a>
learning about weather at the muslim school<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Teaching<\/a>
Teaching the kiddies at the Bangtao Public School<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"There's<\/a>
There’s just something about sunsets over water.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"On<\/a>
On the coastal highway driving south from Bangtao<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"The<\/a>
The lot next to the school is abandoned and this house has been unfinished for years. I’m gonna move in.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"There's<\/a>
There’s an Auntie Anne’s pretzel shop in the big mall here. In case anyone was worried I was going to starve…<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"I<\/a>
I went out with my new friends in Patong. It’s like the Vegas of Phuket. It was crazy!!!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Sometimes<\/a>
Sometimes you just have to document your beach hair.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"I<\/a>
I drank a pi\u00f1a colada from a coconut on the beach. Someone pinch me.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Kathryn<\/a>
Kathryn and Camilla taking this snorkel business very seriously.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Went<\/a>
Went snorkeling in the Phi Phi islands and saw about a million little fish!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"This<\/a>
This was right near Monkey Beach where only monkeys live!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\"Phi<\/a><\/p>\n

\"On<\/a>
On the boat headed to the Phi Phi islands wearing this gorgeous life jacket!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"I<\/a>
I spent the day boating to the Phi Phi islands.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"The<\/a>
The color of the water here is so beautiful.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\"Thai<\/a><\/p>\n

\"My<\/a>
My new friends Georgia and Kathryn on the beach in Maya Bay.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Thai<\/a>
Thai fishing boats at Maya Bay<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"This<\/a>
This girl is the sweetest, friendliest, most gentle, dog. She likes hot dogs and cheese.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Soi<\/a>
Soi means “street” in Thai. The soi dogs here are so friendly and we’re bribing them with food for their company.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"My<\/a>
My teaching outfit<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"This<\/a>
This is me with my kindergarten class learning about animals!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Most<\/a>
Most days my lunch is Thai ramen noodles. So spicy and so so good!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Always<\/a>
Always remember to look up!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"The<\/a>
The Chinese temple was much more decorated and ostentatious than the Thai temple.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"After<\/a>
After visiting the Thai temple we went to this Chinese temple. So many more dragons!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"On<\/a>
On our first day of class we went to this beautiful Thai Temple.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Thailand's<\/a>
Thailand’s national symbol is the elephant. There were three adorning this thai temple and it was so beautiful!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Sometimes<\/a>
Sometimes I have a coconut for lunch on the beach. It’s the perfect drink and food all in one!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"One<\/a>
One of my first dinners here. This restaurant is right by my house and right on the water!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"On<\/a>
On my second day here I bought a new doorknob and replaced the old one at the school. It was so empowering!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"A<\/a>
A volunteer organization that spays\/neuters street cats and dogs and attends to their health needs.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"This<\/a>
This frog sits in its box all day and then goes out at night, but its always right back in the box the next morning.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"The<\/a>
The beach is about a 2 minute walk from my house. It’s so beautiful.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Dim<\/a>
Dim sum on the plane to Phuket. Notice the black and white dragon fruit!!!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\"Window<\/a><\/p>\n

\"During<\/a>
During my layover I killed some time learning about the Chinese opera and it’s traditional dress.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"The<\/a>
The gate signs at the airport in Hong Kong were festive and adorable.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"gallery","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nataliereece.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/229"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nataliereece.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nataliereece.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nataliereece.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nataliereece.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=229"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/nataliereece.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/229\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":292,"href":"https:\/\/nataliereece.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/229\/revisions\/292"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nataliereece.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=229"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nataliereece.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=229"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nataliereece.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=229"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}