And the countdowns begin yet again (see my pre-departure entry), but in reverse--what a strange feeling. Here it is my last night in Bangkok, in Thailand, in Southeast Asia! After three months in the region, it feels pretty weird to be leaving. But, I'm feeling ready. I'm looking forward to being surrounded by people who speak my language, not encountering squat toilets around every corner, and getting rid of the nasty prickly heat rash this weather is giving me! I bought a London guidebook today--one of the fancy ones with the glossy pages and lots and lots of pictures--and I'm getting really excited about my time there. And yet it'll be so brief--10 days from now, I'll be sleeping in my old bed at Mom and Dad's house in New Jersey! Trippy.