It is now 4:15am PST and I have made it to the airport in Medford OR. Making it out of the hotel room was enough work; wondering if I had got everything I need taken care of and packed. Now my stomach is tight with anxiousness. I am about to head half way around the world to a country where English is only a secondary language(thankfully it is spoken often) and that I know essentially very little about. It is quite exciting to be heading out all by myself to experience a small portion of the world tucked safely away from many of the plights that even effect the rest of this region. This I am thankful for. I do not believe there are many who want to find themselves in the middle of a conflict. Either way now that I am in the airport my next task beyond making sure I
get of the right flight is to find a hotel in Bangkok for the night and then get down to he bus that will take me to a ferry that leads me to my destination.
oh yes, I am on my way to koh Tao Thailand to go from zero to dive master in less hen 54 days(my time until I return)
Love to all. Go out, explore, adventure, and live your life to he fullest
.Derek
