When we got to Thailand we found out that two of our really great friends were coming, too! We hadn’t seen a familiar face since we left London last September. Kevin and I get along great and all, but man, that’s just a really long time.

First came Elisa, a friend from California who we met on JET. She and her two friends Traci and Phil met up with us in Hat Rin, the party beach on Ko Pah Ngan. Here’s a photo of the ladies, me, Elisa, and Traci:

And the guys, Phil and Kevin:

We had a blast! Each night we hit up the beach parties and enjoyed the drink buckets, djs, hilariously bad dancers (myself not excluded), and just good company.

The four days together flew by fast, and after we said goodbye Kevin and I made the long 13 hour journey back up to Bangkok to meet our other wonderful friend Chris from Hawaii (who we also met on JET in Kyoto).

He and his girlfriend Krystal used to live in the apartment below us and it was ridiculously fun having them so close by. Chris came to Thailand by himself on a business trip but we got lucky enough to have two full days painting the town together and catching up.

Man, it made me really miss the old times, but it was so great to hang out again.