(Arriving in Koh Phi Phi, we were sure we had found paradise)
(We went kayaking and snorkeling our first day. The first stop was monkey beach --were monkeys literally line the beach. We brought bananas with us and were able to hand feed some of the elder monkeys. Some of the younger monkeys were quite scary when they growled. If you look closely in the picture you can see one monkey drinking from the water bottle it stole from our kayak!)
(Beautiful Thailand --it was nice being able to include the Thai flag in my photograph.)
(Mickey the monkey. He is such a good poser.)
(A photograph of our guide on our longtail boat journey. It ended up being just Kali, the guide, and myself for our four hour tour around Phi Phi island. We first snorkeled with black-tip sharks --I swam with about 20 or so. Then we did cliff jumping, some more snorkeling at Maya Bay, and watched the sunset over the water as we returned to the island for dinner.)
(We spent our nights at one of the coolest bars I've ever been to. Carpe Diem (seize the day) was the name of the place and everything about it lived up to its name. Below you can see one picture of the incredible fireshows they had. They even had flamming jump-rope, limbo, and other firey activities for the crowd to participate. We made some friends, shared some laughs, and I would go back in a heartbeat.)
(Wow!)
(Go CARDS! This shirt was actually quite popular in parts of Thailand. The front was written in Thai so I never understood the meaning, but the back is understandable. I loved the feeling of pride in seeing the symbol the University of Louisville and the feeling that perhaps I am helping to change the world by teaching abroad, I got everytime I saw this shirt.)
After Koh Phi Phi, we traveled to Koh Samui for a lazy few days of sleeping, walking the beach, and eating great Thai food. We then met Kali's brother and two other friends in Koh Phangan for the Full Moon Party.
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