Reading Frenzy

i'm in kanchanaburi, thailand now--staying at a place called "jolly frog". took the train from bangkok this afternoon. i hope to see some tigers and elephants and the bridge over the river kwai before going further northwest to sanghklaburi to volunteer.

boy is it raining! rainy season had begun, but so far it'd mainly been at nighttime. it's been great listening to the thunder and rain from the comfort of my cozy (i.e. small) bedroom, curled up with a good book.

i just finished a book called: "the curious incident of the dog in the night-time". it's fantastically written from the perspective of a 15-year-old boy with asperger's syndrome. it's an easy read, and pretty short, and there are illustrations, so it wouldn't be a great candidate for audio listening.

i also read a book called: "first they killed my father" which is a very sad true story about a cambodian family during the 4 years of genocidal rule of the khmer rouge. the author (and narrator) writes from her perspective at the time (ages 5 - 9). it was a good book to read in conjunction with travelling through cambodia. it's been a while since i've actually read and finished a book, and here i've done two in less than 2 weeks!

my other readings the past month have been chapters from my "lonely planet" guidebooks. i've been reading up on histories for each country i'm visiting, and then of course planning what i'll see and do.