We arrived in Bangkok yesterday and we are staying in Suphanburi (where Annie used to teach) until monday. We are staying with Annie's friend, Wat. He and his family are some of the nicest people I have ever met. We went to a bar across the street to have dinner and drinks. I tried suppa (chicken feet in soup) looks pretty gross but tasted really good. Our table, which started out with just Annie, Wat and I turned into a table of 10 where I met some of the teachers at Annie's old school. It was an awesome night, a great way to start our time here in Thailand. The only thing that seems dangerous here is that waitresses fill your beer before you could even come close to finishing it:) A good problem to have through my eyes. Talk to you soon.

   Hello everyone. We have been in finland for a few days now and its awesome up here. we are staying with annies friends, matti and katti. We visited helsinki and have been introduced to a lot of their culture. On saturday we visited their parents who live in a small town named  sysmä. They live on a farm next to a lake with many small cabins that they rent in the summer months. We spent an evening in one of the cabins and cooked dinner, a few drinks then got in our "swimmers",  ran a lap in the snow and jumped in the suana. Pretty cold...
   The next day we slept-in a bit and then matti's mother cooked us some moose, potatoes, veggies and juice that was made from hand picked berries for lunch. I could definetly get used to that:)  Then we did some cross country skiing (aka backyard skiing). I never thought it was easy but didn't think it was that hard. matti's father showed us how to prepare the skis and it helps in learning to cross country ski but you definetly need to practice to get your rythm.
     Tomorrow, Annie and I are going to explore Helsinki some more then we are leaving for Thailand on Tuesday afternoon.
    Talk to you soon:)

Ding... Round 1

Hello Everyone, 

   Our flight leaves tomorrow from JFK at 5:30 pm and we are flying to Helsinki, Finland to stay for about a week. We are staying with Annies friends that she met while she was teaching in Thailand. They took a similar trip that we are about to embark on so we should get some good advice from them. We have a layover in Berlin for 7 1/2 hours which is kinda frustrating. I would have liked to get out of the Airport and do some sightseeing but its not enough time. The weather there is pretty cold so I guess I'm going to finally experience some winter this year and see some snow. I will try to post as much as possible with pictures and videos throughout our entire trip. So... Stay tuned:)