Settling In

Yesterday evening the scooter I purchased was delivered. The mechanic, Anek, cleaned it up and delivered all the paperwork for it to Min. I carry this paperwork with me everywhere I go because if God forbid anything happens I will need this documentation. Basically Anek owns it until I get my residency paperwork done in June, and then we can transfer it into my name. I immediately went and purchased a helmet- which is high standard and expensive and pink! $520 baht. (really about 15 USD :))

I took my scooter on its first run last night to yoga class. I was so proud of myself for knowing where to go and not getting lost. Everyone leaves their helmets on the rear view mirrors and remarkably they never get stolen.

The lady that sold me my beautiful pink helmet wanted to help me get an adhesive sticker for my registration, which I need to put onto my bike. She literally left the shop (which is wide open like a garage) to walk me down the street to speak to the owner of a shop that was already closed, so I could buy the sticker. Everyone here is literally so amazing! Their kindness genuine and seriousness about wanting to help! They feel good by just being able to assist in any way.

Today Min drove my scooter with me on the back because she wanted to test it out and make sure it was okay for me to confidently take to Kata Beach tomorrow. We headed to Kathu to take a look at 4 possible condos that fit into my price range. I would always call the agent and then hand the phone to Min to speak to them for me. Was hilarious! We started at the wrong condo spot, couldn’t figure out why we weren’t seeing each other. (We were at D Condo Creek and we were supposed to be at D Condo Mine)

Then one time the man on the other line only spoke English, not Thai. So she switched over to her English and when she hung up, she said he is English! When we got to Condo Mine we saw the below view and we were like two kids in a candy shop! Like YES PLEASE!!!! I took photos of her posing in front of the pool, she’s so cute.