So far in Thailand...

So far in Thailand I have:
-seen at least two cockroaches in the kitchen.
-almost been ran over while crossing the street.
-ridden a Tuk Tuk.
-visited Temples and markets.
-felt sick a few times.
-bargained to get a cheaper price on some cool elephant pants.
-eaten Thai food and hated it.
-also eaten toast almost every morning for breakfast.
-found cobwebs, a lizard, spiders, and a snail in my bedroom/bathroom.
-ridden and bathed an elephant 11 times.
-played badminton.
-never taken my shoes off so many times.
-learned to say "Thank you, you're welcome, sorry and hello" in Thai.
-played the card game, Spoons.
-seen more stray dogs than in my lifetime in the States.
-fallen off my elephant in the river.
-had elephant poop flung at me.
-gotten a rash on my arms.
-gone to the hospital for said rash. (Literally took five minutes. Didn't fill out a single form or pay a cent and was given medicine and calamine lotion.)
-heard something scurry across the roof of my bedroom.
-had an elephant give me a kiss.
-been able to communicate quite well with people without using words.
-had an elephant spray me with water.
-lost my scrub brush in the river, but luckily my Mahout was quick enough to recover it.
-taught English to Kindergartners, as well as, 20 something year olds.
-also taught the "Cup Game" to one of the English students.
-never seen so many friendly, smiling faces.
-never felt scared for my safety.
-never felt so gross and dirty, yet have been okay with it.
-gotten elephant rash on my thighs.
-woken up to roosters crowing and elephants trumpeting. (Actually, an elephant sounds more like a freaking dinosaur..no lie.)
-had an elephant fart in my face. (Never thought I'd be able to say that.)
-been the only volunteer at the elephant camp this past week.
-celebrated my birthday!