A little strung out

I was so happy to return to Pai. It's a funky, artsy, musician filled hippie town with so much to do and plenty of live music. Unfortunately when I arrived here the scene had definitely quieted down as it is rainy season. Typically the night market is swarmed with people and you can eat your way to a food coma down the street noshing on everything from sushi to vegetarian lasagna, baked potatoes and corn on the cob. Of course classics like pad Thai and Thai omelette are served at a fantastic price of 30 baht.  Yum! However, there are not nearly as many shops, restaurants, or vendors open so the magic has settled a little. Seems like wet season is a bit of a hard time out here. I just couldn't bring myself to wander bar to bar as only a few people occupied each place and in their own groups, I appear to be the only solo traveller. Just not up for making friends, gauging their energy. So I spent plenty of time flooding my head with the latest celebrity gossip, yup Johnny Depp is single, get in line ladies and lady boys! And decided this was no way to spend four days. Something was missing from my normal go get em' attitude and with only a week left in my second home I decided to jump on the band wagon and take some courses I had been putting off for months. Fun fact: I finally made my way to the tea house to do some writing, enjoy some chai, and what do I know! Some beautiful acoustic is humming in the background. A lovely last night in Pai.