it’s three days till i leave on my trip to thailand and i can hardly spend a waking minute without thinking about it. this month, as each day passed, my anticipation of going has grown day by day and now is almost unbearable. i cant believe this is finally happening. it’s funny, each time i talk to people that have already gone there, like tim or joey… i see this look in their eyes… a look that tells me that they are remembering one of the most amazing times in their life. i know that some day i too will have that look. i’ll have experienced all the greatness that thailand has to offer.<\/p>\n
the thing about this trip, is that it’s really so many vacations rolled into one. it’s so many different experiences all bundled up into one tight little package. on one hand, i’m going to a tropical paradise w\/ beautiful beaches, clear skies, and lush rainforests. on the other hand i’m going to a wild backpacker destination filled w\/ exciting nightclubs, countless bars, and a party scene like no other. and on the third hand i get to experience a completely new culture unlike anything i’ve ever experienced… a land full of ancient temples and a simpler way of life. but even then, this trip will be so much more than a sum of all of its parts. besides everything that i see and do, it’ll be a chance for me to really test myself. to spend a month and a half away from family and most of my friends. half of this trip i’m gonna spend traveling on my own, and for a guy who’s extremely shy around people i dont know, this is gonna be a truly formidable challenge. Last of all, it’s also a chance for me to spend a lot of time away from anything that i’m familiar with. a time where i will not deal with the daily routine of the 9-5 job or the usual repetitiveness of every day life.<\/p>\n
It’s just really amazing that it’s really happening. Actually, this vacation is gonna be the prefect finale for what has been a really really great year for me. it’s weird… i actually started off this year with a promise to myself that i would do something amazing like go to thailand, and that this year, 2002, will be a good year for me. and i was so right. so much has happened. I finally moved to SF which has been something i’ve really wanted to do for many years now. I actually did something artistic, and build a huge art car w\/ my friends that turned out a million times better than any of us could have imagined. i got to go back to Russia where i was born and where i’ve longed to go for as long as i can remember. and now to top it all off, i’m going to thailand. fucking incredible.<\/p>\n
-vlad<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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