After breakfast and a few errands this morning, Josh came with me to the Cross Cultural Solutions (CCS) base where I will be living for the next two weeks. We shared lunch and then he took a cab to the airport around 1pm (our time) to start his 24-plus hour journey back to the states.
The CCS base is actually just outside of Bangkok in the BangSue district, so its a nice break from the city. It is a two-story residence with 5 bedrooms. There are common areas upstairs and downstairs, with a courtyard out front for us all to hang out. Staff is here all-day and a security guard is in the courtyard all night.
There are currently twenty CCS volunteers living in the house and I think fifteen of them are part of the Chico group. The rooms are dorm style so I am sharing a room with two women. One is a friend from class and the other has been volunteering here for weeks so she knows all the ropes. I just finished unpacking and settling in.
Yesterday, Josh and I went to Ayutthaya on a travel bus tour. The ruins of the ancient city were stunning. We opted to take a river boat back to Bangkok to see the city from the canal vantage point. There was a large disparity of the different types of homes on the river and it was interesting to see the Grand Palace from the water.
I will put up a few pictures tonight from last two days of our trip together before I go to bed tonight.
Lenette
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