Reposted from my dead livejournal
I am going to Bangkok and eastern Thailand for an international indigenous culture conference. Three of us from my work will be going for two weeks. I'll be in Bangkok for three days, Surin
for seven and possibly an excursion to Angkor Wat.Up until now I have not been so far abroad. I went to Canada a few times when I was a kid and for some conferences as an adult. I went to Mexico in 2002 on a romantic excursion: Mexico City, Oaxaca, Huatulco. Some of my favorite places. But, I have never crossed an ocean.
I have been promised elephant rides, the sight of monkeys, lots of indigenous grain alcohol, and pretty sweet digs.
I usually have a hard time sleeping the first night I travel too far from my home base. Add time travel into the mix (I fly for 18 hours but it takes two days to arrive, and when I come back I actually arrive at home ten minutes before I left) and I may not sleep for weeks.
My friend and coworker Marcus has vowed to eat a scorpion. I guess I probably should too.
Currently dreading: crash landing on an uncharted island and having to fend off polar bears and a smoke monster.
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