Returning Home

Beloved fans,

Nico and I have been terrible over the last two weeks. I know. I am sorry. Sort of. I mean, how can you honestly expect us to update you over and over when I know that you're just going to arrive at our doorsteps when we return, begging us to recount one story after another. Pathetic. At least this way we only have to go through that in oral form.

But as all good things coming to an end require proper closings, I will give you a summary of what's been going on. Ten or so days ago, Nico and I started out on a Dirt bike tour of Cambodia. (This was recommended by Alan Thomson). Unfortunately, Nico and I cheaped out and went with a tour company that was about half as expensive than the one we originally heard about - and paid the price by receiving the tour guide from hell. After 4 days of being forced on ridiculously difficult and uncomfortable rides, being yelled at, and abandoned, we returned to Phnom Penh. We bitched to Nico's parents, yelled at the owner of the company, (NOTE: NEVER USE RED RAID CAMBODIA), and generally unwound. Afterwards, we realized we captured some amazing pictures that you'll all be able to see in a couple of days when Nico and I begin binge facebook posting.

After that incident, we decided that our 6 day visit to Phnom Penh was going to be something out of the ordinary for our trip. Plain old relaxing. We hit the market a few times, had some delicious Khmer food, and read a lot - also, we watched all of Californication Season 1 and half of Season 2. It was a nice change of pace from a summer of going non-stop. I had the pleasure of getting to know Nico's parents, who I haven't seen since I was 12 which was awesome. (For those of you reading at Stanford Med that are kind of on the fence about Nico, Nico's parents make the whole close friendship thing totally worthwhile!?! :) - just messing with you Nico, you know you're my boy blue). But, back on track, hanging out in Phnom Penh with the Grundmann / Krasovec clan was awesome, only made more amazing by a beautiful drive down to the south of Cambodia, a weekend relaxing in bungalows on a river front, and a surreal kayaking adventure through a thick grove of palm / mango trees.

Now, Nico and I are back in Bangkok finishing out our task of picking up gifts for people - Johnny, they have handcrafted swords here - and just waiting to catch flights home on Thursday. Can't wait to see you all and recount the trip verbally, the only way to attempt to do it justice.