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July 27 Boston arrivalDear friends,
I just set up the hotmail account via Outlook Express in the computer in Boston, so I have
now most contacts of people I know in Thailand. Again in Boston, I could read Thai fonts -
but cannot correspond in Thai as the keyboard is USA. So I do not know what button
stands for what alphabet.
For Klairung, I congratulated that you do not seem to have any troubles with the immigration
as you were over-worried before your departure.
(Now, I am going to update my situation again)
I left New York chinatown yesterday accompanied by 2 friends, after a couple days of
sightseeing in New York. It is really good to have someone travelling along while I have
to pay most attention on my luggage.
I travelled from New York to Connecticut, then from Connecticut to Massachusetts - as
Boston is its capitol. The trip took almost 5 hours until I reached Boston chinatown - the
meeting point. There, I recieved a warm welcome from the host - starting with the big
feast at a Chinese restaurant which costing him almost 3000 baht - then end up with
a little sightseeing of Boston's night view.
Boston is very quiet, compared to New York - both environment and people. There are
very less people on the street, unlike New York which always crowded with people rushing
in and out. I began to wonder how much money could I earn with this state. If it is not well
as I expect anyway, I have the second plan to move back to New York. However; if you
guys want to know, Boston seems to be truly one of the most beautiful city I ever witnessed.
I plan to get around Boston another day before I would seriously look for a job - as to become
more familiar with the city and its communication methods.
For my beloved brother, it seems that homesick syndrome infection initiates itself inside
my mind. I am really afraid of things not to turn out as I expect - but I will not give up
anyway. Just hold on there, and keep sending a good morale through. Tell the family
that I miss them, and love them more than I did.
The place I am staying today seems not wide enough to hold me long. The room perfectly
fits for one person, and I do not want the host to feel uncomfortable. As soon as things
get settled, I will leave to another place. Thinking of that, it makes me feel quite more
lonely. Surely, the connection between us would be lost for a while.
I arrived NYC almost safelyDear friends, (It would be a very long mail, please be prepared. I do not have Thai fonts, but I can read Thai) First of all, I would like to update my situation now. I arrived New York with exhaustion and muscular pain, as the seat was not so comfortable. I left Taipei to transit the second flight at Anchorage (a tourist attraction in Alaska) where I do immigration there. Then, I flied to New York to finish my long trip. The problems were await at JFK airport, as the flight arrived almost 30 minutes earlier than it scheduled. Furthermore, my friends came late than they expected to be around half an hour. So I was stuck there almost an hour - a very bad hour that seems long like a day. After I left the New York immigration desk, my friends did not come yet. So I was haunted by many pushy taxi drivers, who try hard to get me to use their services by using both silly tricks and persuasive pressures. I tried really hard to handle it while my eyes cannot leave my luggage, bag, and a wallet with 1500 dollars inside. I decided to make a phone call to my coming-late friends, but the problem was I had no coin to do so. I asked 2 outlets there for coin exchange. Unfortunately, both black American women from those shops refused to help with no sense of friendship. The first one said "We are closed", the second one said "I do not have to". She means "I do not have to help you". Then, I changed to approach people around there - but it seems not different. I could speak their languages, but the problem was that they do not feel they are obliged to help. My eyes were filled with anxious until a kind old woman around there saw it, so I decided to approach her. Luckily, she helped and also gave me some coins in extra. Also, a chinese guy offered me to use his cell phone - but I am too stupid not to take. After I got enough coins, I can contact my friends. Then, I caught a taxi to Bronx with the fee of 60 dollars (almost 2000 baht), the most expensive time I ever paid. Anyway, I am really fine now in my friends' apartment. They treat me really nice. I decide to hang out with them for a couple more days before I depart to Boston. OK! I should end here. My friends would like to show me the NYC. I will write to you again soon. |
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