How To Get The Most Out Of Your Layovers

I know, I know, I've disappointed yet again. I think it's safe to say that I'm just horrible at blogging - or making a commitment to things (such as blogging as we can see from my post about Colombia from last summer that I wrote 3 months after the fact but also in general). In my defense, I've discarded a couple of posts from here that I found were not relevant to what I'm hoping to accomplish here so that's why it's a little bare.

Anyway! This summer was simultaneously one of the busiest and one of the quickest of my life. I spent the first half taking classes, working at this cool art gallery, and observing Ramadan. On July 29th, a week and a half after Eid and a week after my last day of class, I boarded a plane to Thailand. A lot of people have been asking so here are some answers: yeah, I went alone! My parents were kind of ifsy especially as the date of my flight loomed closer (especially because there was a trafficking/murder scandal on the news like a month before I headed off) but I'm immensely appreciative of their support without which I obviously couldn't have endeavored to do any of this. Only brave cause they came first. I'll write a separate post just about parents if you guys want because that seems to be the biggest question!

I chose my flight on purpose through Student Universe (a great resource) because 1. it was one of the cheapest offered but mainly because 2. it offered a long layover in a country that wasn't on my agenda. My dad keeps reminding me to this day how I should've chosen a direct flight but I'm really happy with my visit to Tokyo.