Trying Thai Food

This post was written during my first year in Thailand:

I try to be adventurous when it comes to food. I'll try anything twice is my motto. I've tried some really spicy soups and lots of things that I can't even name. I order food in a restaurant at the bottom of my apartment by pointing at pictures. It's hit or miss. Some of foods are good and others are just weird. At school the lunch has been different everyday. I've had squid. It wasn't bad. It just doesn't look very appetizing. Yesterday there was this jello-like stuff around some fruit that was crunchy and served in coconut milk. Thais love the coconut milk. There is something with coconut milk almost everyday at lunch. I have also tried some Thai fruits. I think "mangosteens" are my favorite fruit now. They have a brown skin and two leaves. It's messy when you peel them off. It has a bunch of red junk, but inside it has a juicy white part. It has a flavor unlike anything I've ever tried before.

Later, I went to a restaurant called BBQ Plaza with my friends from Baylor. It had grills on the tables. You order meat and vegetables and then cook them yourself. They pour water on the grill and it becomes a nice broth. They had some awesome dipping sauce with garlic and chilies.

Yesterday, I hung out with some Thai friends. They taught me some words and told me not to repeat them, except to specific friends. They aren't curse words, but I guess they are too informal. I've been warned that I could get into some trouble if I use therm with people I don't know well.

I'll also hopefully play soccer this weekend with a team of school teachers.

Later