Trip home

    So I am finally home... So far all I have done is unpacked and rested. But it has been great seeing my family again. I do miss Thailand a lot already, but it really hasn't had time to hit me hard yet. Getting home was a long trip, and it started out with a LOT of goodbyes and tears. If you have seen my facebook you already have probably seen most of the pictures. The airport was filled with students and Thai waiting to see me off before my departure.

One of my classes.

A different class.

They even circled around me a sang my school song. Was powerful.

My last host family before I left their house.

    So after lots of goodbyes I went on my way. I went to Bangkok, the capital of Thailand first. A few more friends met me there, and my host father came along with me.

Only two came, but they were great. 

     Then I flew to Korea on a 5 hour flight. I think I just watched movies the whole way, but I did find out that three other Americans were flying home with me.  After Korea I flew on the 12 hour flight to Chicago. I found out when I got on the plane that my seat was a middle seat... But it wasn't all that bad. I found out after we took off that the two people sitting on either side of me where from Thailand (not Korea), so I got to speak Thai the whole way. It made leaving Thailand behind just a little bit easier.

    At Chicago I had to go through customs, where I found out that if you claim meat on you entrance forms you will be stopped and they will confiscate it from you. That took almost an hour! But I finally got through and got to wait for another 3 hours at the gate. There I found out that I was lucky enough to have a bathroom and a McDonalds right next to me (lucky because I had no one to watch my bags for me, so I had to take them wherever I went). Then I flew on to St. Luis for my final stop. I am sad to say that I did not get any pictures of my reunion with my family, but it was great to see them.

This was my luggage arriving at the airport in St. Louis.

   So again, I have now been home for around a day and a half. It has been full of sleeping and unpacking. I have lots to look forward to though. I have a party (that I mentioned on my last post), my college, and spending time with my family to look forward too. I will miss Thailand a lot, and I already do.

   I hope all have enjoyed reading my blog. I think this might be my last post. It has been a great opportunity to spend time abroad, and I'm glad I could share it with everyone who read. I wish for the best and look to the future.