Traveling the World

Okay guys, so I’m now back in China in the city of Shenzhen. Tomorrow evening we will take a train back to Wuhan (ticket was 280rmb, or $40). I will upload all my pictures and videos this weekend.

Enjoy the post I hid from public view while I was in Thailand:

Went to Railey Beach ( a 10-minute longtail boat ride to the east of Ao Nang, around a little mountain. We found a nice spot in the shade near a ton of rocks jutting up from the water. We swam and relaxed for a few hours before a storm rolled in. We took the boat back around 3:30pm and had to walk 15 minutes in the rain to get back to the hotel. Me and Nick jumped into the pool at the hotel to get the sand off and met 2 germans and 4 Americans. I got really burnt on my neck and shoulders, so today I have to wear a shirt when we go to the beach.

Side note: the day we left Bangkok, thousands of protestors stormed the prime minister’s compound in an attempt to provoke a military coup. Thailand has a constitutional monarchy with a King and Queen, but the Prime Minister has all the power. Thaksin, the previous PM, was corrupt,so the military took over Bangkok and took over the government (the King endorsed this). During this time the PM was overseas, so the coup was easy to get away with. The PM stayed in exile. The military ruled the country, and had elections for a new PM. The same political party won by an overwhelming amount. The next PM was in the same party as Thaksin, and he is corrupt as well. This is why people are trying to provoke another coup. We found out
about this on BBC because internal news won’t talk about it.

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Things not sold in Wuhan that I freaked out and bought when I saw them in Thailand:
gummy bears, pepperidge farm cookies, twix, reeses.

What I miss about home:
Lucyia; speaking Chinese; eating Chinese food; my friends; and people who speak to you just because, rather than trying to sell you something.