my second week of my new tradition in this new life as a thai kindergarten teacher is in full effect this weekend: stay out until 4, roll out of bed next morning, be at beach by 11am. next: bake hawaiian tropic-oiled skin in hot thai sun, write in journal about fabulous new beach lifestyle, eat and pray and love with ms. elizabeth gilbert, dip in dirty jomtien water when heat becomes unbearable, come back to towel, flip sides, repeat.
one of my many favorite things about my home beach here is the rental lounge chairs. for only 20 baht they’re yours for the day, complete with the whole umbrella/table/trashcan setup, not to mention a chair attendee to serve and assist you with whatever you need! after college in colorado -where it often still snows in may (by which time it should clearly be sunbathing weather rather than blizzarding)-i've been just itching for the heat and sunshine. so, my personal setup involves laying on my towel directly adjacent to, rather than under, my private shady chair area. this strategic positioning generates half-sympathetic half-curious glances from the local and visiting thai beach-goers. they, looking polar opposite to myself, are carefully hiding every inch of their skin in head-to-toe street attire and don’t creep out from under their umbrella spots unless to go scoop up their fully-clothed thai bambinos splashing in the waves. undoubtedly they are wondering why this poor white girl is choosing to soak up the rays and purposefully darken into the hideous shade of brown that thais avoid at all costs.
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