I'm feeling an incredibly huge nostalgic wave of longing for Thailand right now. All thanks to my Study Abroad roommate Ling Nicole, who left me a message.

Now all these memories are coming back: mangosteens, fire ants, ants in the mangosteens, tsunami restaurant, sweet pea's, pizza hut, movie theater, central!, tub/thap la moo, kunkru meeeeechelle, tanveee, and jesseeeca, ju ju bee!, tar tar = ta ta, chai and kung, suthep, sobbing on my first day, spiders in the bathroom, ants ants ants, tangled hair, fisherman pants, japanese tourists, snorkeling, olga driving the longtail boat, the wall of wave, bus rides, wad tham sua, climbing to the top, emerald pool, weekly meetings, slipping there, hot springs, monks, water = weather, how are you today?, game night, phi phi, amir, fire dance, fire children, krabi, coconut pancakes, dragon fruit, wednesday markets, phuket, the praying mcdonald, batik, nam khem, ahrooon, jai, ghost stories, the abusing gym teacher, wenk!, laem pom, tony's = home, gibbons, waterfalls, prince songkla university, tvc, elephants, nutella, don pretending he wanted to stop smoking, the overachieving elexis, edyta and her awesome outfits, james and all the jokes, nava and her contagious smile, olga getting lost and her famous "sorry guys," sheila doing everything, meghan who's still there, jess adopting the next door neighbors as her thai family, melissa and her falling shorts, matti and her cheerios, maddy and her tattoo, tata and that backpack - actually frontpack?, jujubee teaching us the cha cha, monica and her "connections" and adopting the little girl next door as her playmate, nicole and her energy, tanvi and her camera, me and my hair straightener.

A year later, I still treasure every moment I shared with all of you. Thanks for making it a summer I'll always remember.