Update-Learning the language

I am feeling much better. Everything is going well again. Evan and I have started taking some Thai language classes. We are just learning a lot of common phrases and words, but if you learn how to use each of the words in the phases you can get a lot out of that. I am rather considering picking up a couple of kids books to learn how to read and write, because they wont be teaching us that. Something that bugs the crap out of me though... Evan and I are the only two people trying to learn the language here! I am just of the opinion that if you are going to be in another country you should at least try to learn a little bit of their language.

I also finally bought a couple of new pairs of shoes. This is a big relief for me because what I had really was not appropriate for the heat, the terrain, or the constant taking on and off whenever you enter a room. I am really not a big fan of shopping so this is a good thing for me. I still would really like to get a couple of cooler shirts, but the thought kind of makes me nervous. The people teaching us Thai got a little excited at me when they taught us the word for shopping. It is still an important girly trait to like shopping here. I got kinda nervous with them just mentioning the word 'shopping'. Ugh, I need to get over my shopophobia...