July,August, and Now

Well my writing has become scarcer and scarcer, but I'm starting to get back into the rhythm of it to prep for our travels. A quick recap for the months of July, August, and up until now. Work has been going by incredibly fast. Teaching is great. The kids are fun, the work is easy, and the days fly by. Our weekends alternate between Chiang mai and Pai. In Chiang Mai we do our usual Saturday basketball group and occasionally rent motorbikes to check out spots outside of the city, but our real adventures are in Pai. In Pai we rent motorbikes and explore. The nicely paved, non-crowded roads, and beautiful scenery make Pai the ultimate destination for spontaneous adventures. At the end of July my friend Jan came to visit for a week and we were able to take her to Pai. She loved it. We had so much fun. We went a long hike to a beautiful three tiered waterfall. I even rode a motorbike for the first time! It was a little daunting at first, but I got the hang of it, and ended up really enjoying it. After the waterfall we took her to our favorite spot; the land crack. Once again we were greeted by the friendly owner who generously fed us snacks and juice. We were happy to be sitting in his hammocks enjoying our treats at the time we were, because it began to pour down rain. It rained nonstop for over an hour, and I was just happy I wasn't riding the motorbike while it happened. After Jan left Ryan and I did another trip to Pai where we decided to venture out of our normal areas. We rode our motorbike about an hour and a half north to see the lod cave. The cave was amazing. We paid a small fee to get a guide to take us in and show us around, but it was worth it. The stalagmites were huge; some looked like something out of a scifi movie, and others resembled coral. On our ride back from the lod cave we came across a couple of other smaller caves that you could explore on your own. Those were smaller but equally as cool. They didnt have the stalagmites like the other cave, but the formations were just as interesting. The smaller caves were more clay looking, kind of like a Flintstones house. On our more recent trip to Pai Ryan and I went to Boy's property to go fishing. He lives on a very beautiful piece of property with bamboo huts, tipis, a house, and a very large lake for fishing. We spent the afternoon fishing and hanging out with Boy, it was the ultimate thai style relaxation. Aside from our Pai adventures, teaching, and our lazy weekends in Chiang Mai playing basketball and shopping at the night bazaar, not a whole lot has been going on. The reason for this is mostly because we are saving up for our next epic travel adventure. October 3rd is our last day of work, yipee! The few days after will be spend cleaning up our apartment and packing our things, because on the 6th of October we will be flying to Medan Indonesia, where we will spend three weeks exploring the Sumatran jungles, Hiking Volcanoes, and Staying at on an island inside the world's largest volcanic lake. Sounds too good to be true I know, I still pinch myself every time I think about it. After Sumatra we will make our way over to Malaysia where we will spend a little over a week on the Island of Penang, world famous for its street food. From Malaysia we will be flying back to the US, but excitedly enough our travels wont end there. We fly into Honolulu where we will be staying a week with Ryans family. Then just when the tan lines from our sandals become overwhelmingly dark, and our hair is bleached blonde from the sun we will return back home to Santa Rosa. Luckily the transition from vagabond lifestyle to so called "reality" wont be a dissapointment because we have so much to look forward to, like going to the property, seeing family and friends, christmas, snowboarding in Tahoe, and moving to Humboldt. AHHH, so many exciting things happening I dont know where to concentrate my excitement. But then I remeber all the valuable lessons I have learned from the life changing books I have read on our trip, and refocus my excitement on the present. Reality check, we are still living in Chiang Mai Thailand. We are teachers, We are explores, and I  am sharing the most incredible life experience with my soulmate. If there is one piece of wisdom I have learned on this trip it would definitley be the law of attraction. Everything that we are excited for is everything we have manifested through our desires. I could not be more proud of us for making all of dreams come true, and in the process finding peace within ourselves and connecting with each other on a spiritual level I never knew existed. Life is a true adventure, and I am begining to see that through desire, and the law of attraction you can make anything happen. I am so thankful for all of our experiences, Ryan and I have changed in ways I cant even begin to describe, but for that reason, I know the change that has happened is so powerful, because putting words to it would only devalue the authenticiy of the higher perspective, experience, and oneness we have attracted over these past ten months. Life is truly beautiful, and we can not wait to experience more, whether we are traveling, or  back at home in our daily routine ,every experience is a chance to gain wisdom, connect, and love.