Update from Morgan Hoehn

Sahwatdeeka!  

Karaoke dance parties, new Thai fruit discoveries, traditional Thai outfits, friends, and markets OH MY! 

My week has involved putting on the Ritz, dancing funky new dances, and releasing my inner superstar. The Thai dance performance couldn't have gone better as the elegant moves rocked the opening act for the district meeting. I could have been overdressed for the Ritz Carlton with the amount of bling I had on my head from my traditional Thai outfit. I was a goddess. The ladyboy who styled me iced me like a birthday cake putting makeup everywhere- even my armpits and ankles. I'm not kidding. It was so much fun though. Especially when after the dance finished I ended up going to the Saturday night walking street all decked out in my Thai silk and gold. As if being a foreigner didn't attract enough attention already, I was more popular than Justin Bieber in an ocean full of 13 year old "Beliebers". Again, I'm not kidding. And again, it was so much fun. 

My week has just been full of dancing and singing. I must be the party. My Thai friends have been teaching me the new song that seems like the Thai version of Gangnam Style through random karaoke sessions in class. It's called Nan Ok and has a very funky dance that goes along with it. There's a talent show coming up at my school and my friends have entered me in it and I just found out today. It's on Friday. They will be picking what I will be doing, however it seems like it is coming down between singing a love song to the audience or dancing the funky Nan Ok. We'll see what happens but for the meantime, I'll be preparing my superstar side for fame. 

Not only have I newly discovered that I can apparently sing and dance, but I have discovered a new fruit! The flavor varies between a sour grapefruit and lychee, but the texture is like a gooey but yet starchy gumball potato. It also can be used as a ball seeing as it's sort of bouncy and before eating it you have to smack it on the table for a few minutes to soften it up. Thailand never fails to leave me with a day unspectacular or without a smile!
 
Take care!

Until next week, 
 
Tubtim