Day 1!! or something

hello to all who may be interested in our travels!! I was at first a bit peeved to think that i wouldnt be completely dropping off the face of the planet for a few weeks, but since then i have gotten excited about the idea of keeping an ongoing record of our trip. that way i dont have to send out mass emails and pretend that they were for someone specific (oops, now you know my technique). so the travel to get here was LONG, no doubt, but there were no big problems and we have settled into our first hostel--Asha guesthouse--and its quite nice. the beds are HARD and its no where near koh san road, which we thought it was, but taxis are cheap and the food here has been great so far. Thailand breakfast needs a little work though. we sat next to a sarah on the plane and met a sara at the guesthouse last night. so far, every girl i have talked to has been named sara. funny that. its freakin humid here and the streets kindof remind me of mexico in that developing country way, but everyone is driving really nice cars and there are a zillion pink cabs everywhere. last night we played cards with some englishmen and watched them get 'pissed' from buckets. we were too tired for any buckets ourselves and went to bed to sleep off our jet lag. saving ourselves for tonights new years madness, im sure. today we are going to go walk around koh san and get a train ticket to chiang mai for tomorrow. and i guess thats the update so far! everyone have a great new year celebration!!! love love and more soon, Sara