Hey guys! First off I just want to let everyone know that I'm okay. I haven't seen it on the news yet, (let's be honest I haven't even seen a TV yet), but I 've heard that a ferry going from the island I'm on back to the mainland capsized today, and eight people drowned. I knew that all you faithfull readers might have realized that I was on that same island, so I just wanted to let everyone know that I'm ok.

So Ko Pha Ngan so far has been awesome! I went to the full moon party last night, which was insane! Although I didn't stay the whole time since I can't party like a rock star any more as I am an old woman, the time I did spend there was like a sensory overload! My favortie part of the night was when the other Californian and I heard one of the bars playing "welcome to cali" or whatever that song by Dr. Dre is. We had to take a minute to dance to that one. The lack of a culture gap here continues to amaze me.

Today the guy I've been traveling with (Buck) and I met up with some other people we had met on the plane from Taiwan, and we all got bungalows right on the beach in a bay in northern Ko Pha Ngan. Although for $2.50 a night, you don't get much, trust me. The bathroom situation is no bueno. We rented vespa/motorcycle things, and toured around the whole island. We did a treck through the forest to a waterfall, and then went to a quaint fishing village for luch, where they served us coconut juice in whole coconuts. Now I'm off to build a fire on the beach and have some beers with the rest of the bungalow communtiy. Ahhhh. . . life is good :)