Khon Kaen University attracts a number of international students, bringing an exciting multi-cultural feeling to the campus. This that means I hear German students speaking German, Italian students speaking Italian and Chinese students speaking Chinese, among others.
Different landmarks are featured on certain baht coins. Wat Doi Suthep (pronounced "wat doy sootep"), the temple I saw in Chiang Mai, is featured on the half-baht coin! Have you ever seen any of the landmarks pictured on American money?
A small water bottle costs about seven baht. When I buy things like water bottles in Seattle, I use a debit card. In Thailand, cash, rather than debit and credit cards, is used for nearly every purchase so I always have a pocket full of coins and bills to pay for food and water.
After hiking up the mountain called Doi Suthep, I scarfed down a plate of grapao gai, (pronounced "krapao guy"), which is chicken stir-fried with sweet basil and chili peppers atop a plate of white rice.
