Settling In

I'm finally at a point where I can catch my breath.  Since I'm awake before 6am yet again, I have lots of time.  Yesterday was quite a full day of adventure.  I moved from the guest house to an apartment and went to look at a shared housing possibility.  My apartment is across the street from the back of my school.  It reminds me of a hotel because of the room size but I have a fridge and microwave in my room.  The kitchen for the whole place is downstairs and outside in a little room with the washing machine.  I originally thought I would like my own place but I met a young woman who is a former student at my school and current tutor who's parents are missionaries but going on furlough for a year.  So she has a house to herself.  If I go there, I would most like rent with her and one of my new co workers.  Its a quaint little house a little bit north of school with furnishings, a nice neighborhood and a housekeeper who also does laundry.  The only concern is how to get from the house to school.  At least part of the time I can catch a ride with a coworker and I'm seriously considering learning to ride a moto cy(motorcycle in different sizes).  I've heard that the automatic one is quite easy and moto cy's have no rules here.  They do ride for the most part on the same side of the road as the cars.  Which brings me to the other concern.  Over here, everyone drives like they do in the UK, on the left.  I've heard that you get used to it pretty quickly.  The trippy thing was getting in a car on what would normally be the driver's side in the US and I was the passenger.
Yesterday, I toured my school, met coworkers, enjoyed cake, coffee and a fruit I can't spell with my director.  She was my tour guide for most of the day around town.  I've learned that the royal family is highly respected and the colors are as follows: queen-blue, king-yellow, princess-purple. 
Yesterday I also enjoyed local thai cuisine although I'm going to have to ask people to write down the names of what I eat.  I enjoyed coconut tea, a noodle dish that was yummy and a gelatin dessert for lunch.  For dinner it was pad thai from a small restaurant near my home and we had banana leaves or something in it.  I also found out that there are 7-11s everywhere.  When I bought a few things from the large grocery store I was surprised at the amount of American food and the American food with a thai twist like sushi flavored Lays.

I do have a phone number and a bank account now.  So I'm feeling a little more settled however I have to finish unpacking today for sure.  Tomorrow I hope to go visit a church.  Email me if you would like my phone number.