Bye-bye ka Bangkok
Hello!
If anything I would say that Bangkok has changed me to become a better person. At the beginning of this trip, I was a shy girl who talked to no one in the group except for my old roommate and best friend. I have always considered myself to be a shy person so I knew this couldn't be helped, however, here in Bangkok I found myself talking to more random people.
Now, not only do I talk to most of the people in our group with ease (yes, some still need working on), but I have even met new people, both in my school and in the city. Due to my unexpected burst of deciding to be more social, I have made friends with students from the Netherlands, a girl from China, a girl from Myanmar, and some more (notice how I said *some* more and not *many* more).
Simply put, being in Bangkok has definitely made me come out of my shell, and it's probably just because now I have the mindset of "I'm in a new country if I say something embarrassing no one will care or remember." While this mindset might not be the best to have, it definitely helped me to start talking to other people more.
Additionally, Bangkok has also made me a more independent person. It is quite embarrassing to say now, but before coming to Bangkok I was one those kids were my parents basically did everything for me. Well, actually that is not accurate. What I mean to say is that I did everything with them. Traveling, going shopping, etc. Bangkok has made me a more independent person because I do all those things without them.
For example, I still can't drive, so either my parents or friends would drive me everywhere. Because of this, and the fact that I live in the suburbs more than a city, I really was not sure how to use the public transportation here in Bangkok, however, I have slowly evolved over time. Naturally, my friends and I started by taking taxis everywhere. After the taxi's, we graduated to using water taxis and the sky train, which are more cheaper. Now, we have finally evolved into using probably the most commonly used form of transportation in Bangkok: motorbikes.
The funny thing is that when I first arrived in Bangkok, I remember thinking to myself, there is no way in a million years that I will ever get on a motorbike. No way. Never. Times have changed, however, and now motorbikes are my favorite mode of transportation. Plus, they are also the cheapest.
As I mentioned earlier, at the beginning of my time here I definitely felt like a little girl in a big city, however now, I feel comfortable getting to places on my own. To get to Khao San road I can just walk to the water taxi station and get a water taxi for 29 baht, to get to the mall I can take a motorbike to the sky train station and take the sky train for around 80 baht, to the grocery store I can just get a motorbike for 20 baht, etc.
Personally, my thoughts on Bangkok haven't really changed. Bangkok was exactly what I thought it to be, so frankly I had no surprises. I tried to really come with no expectations, so I had no disappointments. Before coming here though, I did think I was going to love the city because of all the easily-accessible food, and boy was I right. I still love the city the same way I did when I first arrived.
I am hoping that my time here in Bangkok will help me become a better person in the U.S. For example, I think that my time here will help me become more grateful for the things I take for granted in the U.S, like water for example. I have literally felt dehydrated my whole trip here in Bangkok, and that is because Thailand doesn't have easily accessible water. By that I mean that you can't drink water from the tap, so your only option really is to buy water. While the water is incredibly cheap here in Bangkok, I still find myself limiting how much water I drink just so I don't have to go out to buy more. It really is the little things that count, and I really hope that my experience here in Bangkok makes me a better person in the U.S.
If anything I would say that Bangkok has changed me to become a better person. At the beginning of this trip, I was a shy girl who talked to no one in the group except for my old roommate and best friend. I have always considered myself to be a shy person so I knew this couldn't be helped, however, here in Bangkok I found myself talking to more random people.
Now, not only do I talk to most of the people in our group with ease (yes, some still need working on), but I have even met new people, both in my school and in the city. Due to my unexpected burst of deciding to be more social, I have made friends with students from the Netherlands, a girl from China, a girl from Myanmar, and some more (notice how I said *some* more and not *many* more).
Simply put, being in Bangkok has definitely made me come out of my shell, and it's probably just because now I have the mindset of "I'm in a new country if I say something embarrassing no one will care or remember." While this mindset might not be the best to have, it definitely helped me to start talking to other people more.
Additionally, Bangkok has also made me a more independent person. It is quite embarrassing to say now, but before coming to Bangkok I was one those kids were my parents basically did everything for me. Well, actually that is not accurate. What I mean to say is that I did everything with them. Traveling, going shopping, etc. Bangkok has made me a more independent person because I do all those things without them.
For example, I still can't drive, so either my parents or friends would drive me everywhere. Because of this, and the fact that I live in the suburbs more than a city, I really was not sure how to use the public transportation here in Bangkok, however, I have slowly evolved over time. Naturally, my friends and I started by taking taxis everywhere. After the taxi's, we graduated to using water taxis and the sky train, which are more cheaper. Now, we have finally evolved into using probably the most commonly used form of transportation in Bangkok: motorbikes.
The funny thing is that when I first arrived in Bangkok, I remember thinking to myself, there is no way in a million years that I will ever get on a motorbike. No way. Never. Times have changed, however, and now motorbikes are my favorite mode of transportation. Plus, they are also the cheapest.
As I mentioned earlier, at the beginning of my time here I definitely felt like a little girl in a big city, however now, I feel comfortable getting to places on my own. To get to Khao San road I can just walk to the water taxi station and get a water taxi for 29 baht, to get to the mall I can take a motorbike to the sky train station and take the sky train for around 80 baht, to the grocery store I can just get a motorbike for 20 baht, etc.
Personally, my thoughts on Bangkok haven't really changed. Bangkok was exactly what I thought it to be, so frankly I had no surprises. I tried to really come with no expectations, so I had no disappointments. Before coming here though, I did think I was going to love the city because of all the easily-accessible food, and boy was I right. I still love the city the same way I did when I first arrived.
I am hoping that my time here in Bangkok will help me become a better person in the U.S. For example, I think that my time here will help me become more grateful for the things I take for granted in the U.S, like water for example. I have literally felt dehydrated my whole trip here in Bangkok, and that is because Thailand doesn't have easily accessible water. By that I mean that you can't drink water from the tap, so your only option really is to buy water. While the water is incredibly cheap here in Bangkok, I still find myself limiting how much water I drink just so I don't have to go out to buy more. It really is the little things that count, and I really hope that my experience here in Bangkok makes me a better person in the U.S.
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