New apartment!

Sometimes bad things have to happen in order for the doors to good things to open.  We've all heard the saying, but knowing that you just experienced one of those moments is such a rush. Such a smile on your face kind of moment.

If my creepy neighbor hadn't acted so weird, I never would have taken the initiative to move out. (How ironic is it, by the way, that he helped me carry my luggage out to the truck?! LOL)  Had I not been actively talking about moving out, Pi Lyn never would have offered me this place because she would have felt like she was overstepping.

And now, I sit here, and instead of hearing the roar of trucks on the busy street out front, I hear peepers. I have a glamorous mosquito net that makes me feel like a kid in a blanket fort again. I have a hot shower, which will be marvelous in the morning, but sadly, the town seems to be having water issues tonight. Whatevs, I've waited this long, right?!?!

She took me for a drive around the mountain today, the little mountain behind the school. She showed me where we will walk up to meet her favorite Monk, just a mile from where I live now. And then, not even 2 miles from the school, she showed me another temple, complete with a 40+ foot golden reclining Buddha!! And monkeys!! And the bat caves!! So much to explore and take pictures of, I am in heaven.  And the roads take you all the way around the mountain, so I think I found a new bike path, or maybe just a nice Saturday walking trail.

I had a delicious pig's liver soup with her at the market tonight, and the way everyone was stopping to look at us could have caused accidents or injuries.  I wish I could share that soup with my mom, she would have loved it.  The first thing I am going to have her teach me is how to make the papaya salad; turns out she has a papaya tree out back. Cha Ching!!! Money!!! 

Life is good. Sooo good. That's all.