malaria dreamin’, a few gems from the first indo peace corps prom
—Flora, at the melon fields
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Now I am not a girl who fears the unknown, people, animals, etc. easily. I’m tough. I’m solid. If there are roaches and spiders I get a shoe and kill them. No big deal. However in Thailand, I am completely terrified of this gecko. It’s a Tokay Gecko, it’s favorite pastimes include making loud noises all night and hanging outside my house. Also it’s found of biting onto things and not letting go for up to an hour! My biggest fear is that I am going to wake up and one of these crazy bastards will be sitting on my chest.
Just now I walked out of my room and one was crawling on the wall. Agh. My host mom got rid of it. She’s from Ison, so her people kill them and eat them for dinner. Now that’s tough as nails.
By far