Life Lessons by Anna

Location: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

I'm sitting in the Kuala Lumpur airport as I'm writing this, which is very different from the Ko Samui airport. The Ko Samui airport was more of a tropical resort spa than airport, a series of open air bungalows complete with tropical fish tanks in the restrooms and complimentary fruit juice bars. I miss Ko Samui, I miss Thailand, I miss buckets :(

Ko Samui proved to be even more fun than Ko Phangan. We stayed at this place right on the beach, known for its beach lounge and Wednesday night pool parties. I won't do a play-by-play due to time, shame, my future employer, and the wrath of Chloe. But as I've told my parents, I've learned a lot on this trip, and I'm going to share with you some of the things I have learned.


1. Whatever happens in Thailand, does not necessarily stay in Thailand. We are halfway around the world on this random tropic island thinking the world is our oyster. We can do anything we want and nothing will get back to the states. We find out our neighbors are Wall Street bound Harvard lax players. They were very, very friendly. One of them is training with me in two weeks for BofA. FML.

2. Lifelong soulmate connections can be made in a matter of seconds. Chloe and I had maybe a 10 minute conversation with two Army boys at a bar. They tell us they really felt a real connection with Chloe and I and would like to get to know us (wedding bellllllls). One guy offered to talk to Chloe's mother on the phone. They proceed to stalk us for the next couple of days.

3. Kayaks are not made for the deep, deep ocean. I decided to test it out thinking the water wasn't that deep. All of a sudden the rocks at the bottom drop off and I'm stuck in the middle of the fucking ocean. I no longer like waves, paddles, or "I'm on a Boat".

4. I now know what a "Leggo" is. Ask me about that one.

So there you go, a PG rundown of life lessons from Anna. This trip was started as a way to build character and personal growth. While I can't say I've grown all that much, I definitely had a blast :)