October 3rd marked 2 months since I left for Thailand. The time has flown by and even though I look ahead at the rest of the year and it seems so long I know it will go way, way too fast. I was in Bangkok 2 weeks ago, I was so excited to go to Bangkok because I would be meeting my host sister for the first time. She is my age but lives and goes to school in the city. We took a charter bus to BKK and that was my first experience taking a bus for longer than the ride to school. I felt like I was on the night bus from Harry Potter! Unfortunately almost immediately after we arrived in BKK I got food poisoning. Which was no fun and really cut into all the plans I had to see rotary friends in the city. I was really sick for about 2 days and then the rest of the week I still just didn't feel 100% better. I left BKK on Saturday late at night. I was going home by myself because Sunday night I left again. This time I was going to district 3340's RYLA. RYLA stands for rotary youth leadership awards all though we did not learn much about leadership at the camp, it was more of a military boot camp. This years RYLA was held in Sattahip which is about 8 hours away from Kantharalack it is right on the gulf of Thailand. We stayed at the military base in Sattahip. It was amazing right on the beach and even though it was a little bit frustrating because they whole week they only spoke Thai, I had a blast meeting the other exchange students and even making some new thai friends.

Now I know I haven't posted in a while so I'm gonna make a list of all the interesting things that have happened to me i the last month or so!

• I was able to hold a baby sea turtle and then let it go free in the ocean! This was such an incredible experience I still can't believe it really happened!
• In Sattahip they took on the Thai students onto a Thai aircraft carrier and they usually don't allow foreigners on to them but they made an exception for us exchange students. I was really fascinated by the whole military base and so happy they let us go on the carrier. 
• I met some of the most awesome exchange students from all over the world and I can not wait until l see them again in November!
• I went swimming in the gulf of Thailand. The first ocean I've ever seen that I've actually been able to swim in!
• Right now, for the month of October, my school is on break but I'm still hanging out with all my friends and continuing to be Kantharalack's very own superstar, as my host dad says. 
• I was the leader of the parade at a sports day that our school attended. They dressed me up in traditional Thai dress.

That's all I can think of right now! And now I'm gonna go to the milk shop with friends, all they do is eat here!