My People

Alright mates, it's day 13 in this city that I will call home for the next 5 months and so far so good....besides being homeless....still. The good part about living in a hostel is that I've managed to meet quite a few interesting people. Some of which include a band of shameless, wild, and hilarious English guys.

We have all gotten to know each other well enough to the point where nobody cares what anyone else thinks of them so it sure makes for a bit of fun times. That is what happens when you drink Goon I guess. Goon is cheap boxed wine that every backpacker drinks because it's the only thing that fits in our budget. It is DISGUSTING! As you can see in the picture below, the boys love it. Just about every night we go out for a drink together, dance a bit and I observe them try and hit on "birds", their term for girls. I have heard some of the worst one liners of life in the last week and I have witnessed some of the most horrendous attempts to take girls home. Mind you, our so called home is a room of six beds and no privacy.  Most of the time by the end of the night we are all sitting on the street corner stuffing our drunk faces with Pieface, the best thing you could ask for when you are drunk. I have no idea why we don't have them in America but I plan on changing that.

I have also met a German girl, named Kaya, who was kind and funny but didn't speak a whole lot of English. I spent most of the day with her in our room, chatting and contemplating how we can afford our next meal. I have to say, money has been tough here. Since I cant cook in the hostel I have been spending loads of money out to eat. If I'm lucky I eat twice a day but mostly just drink a lot of water. I'm not complaining though because being around all of these backpackers all the time has made me realize that I am lucky to have two meals. I have however found the cheapest sushi place ever. It is absolutely delicious and only $2.50 a roll. The rolls are smaller that normal ones in America but with two of them in my belly I'm a happy camper.

Yesterday we went to this park in the middle of the city. I wasn't too excited to be walking around the city because of the incredible amount of humidity, but I was pleased to find out that the  park was beautiful. The paths we followed wound in every which way you could imagine with intricately placed flower beds between each path. The plants were tropical and full of life I haven't seen before. All around showed signs of life and beauty,odd since in was in the middle of a concrete city. Today we are going to go back to it and BBQ for a few hours :)

As for me personally, over all I'm happy. I am stressed out about not having a house and waiting to hear from the rental company but I'm trying not to let it get to me too much. I miss the comforts of home and family but I am excited to be on my own, making my own path.

Love for you all from these two crazy wankers.