I'm up early again! 4am seems to be the witching hour for me here. I'm laying out on our villa deck on the chaise lounge just listening to the breeze and it's really relaxing. My husband is sleeping soundly. He needs his beauty rest:) Yesterday leaving breakfast there was a local making origami out of palm leaves. I was admiring his work and when I got home from the beach yesterday there was an origami bouquet of flowers and a bird made of palm leaves waiti...

Thai word of the day. Yes = chai. No = mai. Up early this morning. Jet lag has me a little screwy. They delivered fresh mangos and lychees so I may have me an early morning snack! After our off campus adventures yesterday, we're thinking of keeping it on the reservation today. There is a banana leaf and palm making class at 11am, soap carving art class at 11, mini manis on the beach at 1, and a tropical cocktail mixing class at the beach bar at 5. What t...

I woke up this morning to another beautiful sunrise to find trish had been awake for at least a couple hours already. I guess she is still adjusting to the time change. At breakfast I decided to be adventurous and go with a traditional Thai breakfast rather than my normal eggs florentine, with hollandaise on the side, which is what I have gotten the last two mornings in a row. I went with a Thai omelette, with shrimp, chives, soy sauce and this delicious chili s...

Today i want to talk about the Thai people. Jaruwan and Orn have become our absolute favorite people at the resort. They embody everything I'm learning the Thai people are - warm, kind, genuine, and trustworthy. Last night we went off campus to Five Islands restaurant. Leaving the resort gives us the necessary reality check on Koh Samui culture. Two things I cannot get over. The number of people on mopeds and the endless amounts of open air markets. And I'...

Trish and I woke up at 630 am this morning which is pretty good considering the 12 hour time change. I think we are about fully adjusted in just one the day. We woke up to a very cloudy morning but by the time we went to breakfast, it was beautiful out. The temps here are pretty steady. About 80 degrees in the morning warming up to 90 during the day. Breakfast was great. The views from Lantania (the restaurant in top of the cliff here at the four seasons) were sp...