Kelli and Hat Yai

Last weekend I went down south to Hat Yai to visit my cousin Kelli at her campus. To get there I got to take a totally awesome mini-bus/van thing down every bumpy road we could find for 5 hours. After I got in at 10pm Kelli and I went out to a bar with some of her Thai friends. We had a good time especially when the band decided to sing "Achy Breaky Heart"!

On Saturday we slept in and then we went out to lunch at a buffet that had an amazing view of Hat Yai (the city is huge!). Then we walked around town and went shopping. I got a couple awesome Japanese flags for my apartment :) That night we took one of Kelli's Thai friends (Pam) to a rotating sushi bar which was a blast! We made a tasty shrimp and mushroom soup (we put in 4 different kinds of mushrooms) and ate a bunch of sushi. Then we went to another bar that played a lot of old english music.

On Sunday we went back into town to walk around before I had to head home. To get home I got to take another thrilling mini-bus ride for 5 hours. My trip to Hat Yai was a lot of fun! I was amazed at how big the city was and how much there was to do there compared to Surat.

I was also amazed at how close the city was to the school...we could walk if we really wanted to or grab a cheap tuk-tuk. In Surat you have to have a motorbike or pay a small fortune to get a tuk-tuk ride into town. Even though Hat Yai seems to be more convienient for getting around I don't think I would want to change. I still really like Surat and I love all the people I work with.

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