Bangkok is a big city- and it overwhelms me. Maybe it's the swarms of taxi and tuk tuk drivers asking (or threatening) you if you need a ride ('where you go?!?'), or the fact that I'm clearly a tourist and everyone looks at me with $ signs in their eyes and tries to sell me something. Or maybe it's the crazy hustle and bustle- the packed sidewalks with street food vendors, uneven pavement, and swarms of people. I think of Bangkok and I wonder if I'll be able to hang in such a big city... and then I think of my upcoming move to NYC. Just yesterday I booked a one way ticket and DAMN that feels good. I laugh when I think about NYC. I know that city, I know it's streets, it's subways, some of it's secret streets and hidden gems - I know exactly where I need to look to find more. I laugh because I'm overwhelmed by Bangkok simply because I don't know it- and I don't know how to navigate it.
I said f* it to this backpacking business and I'm filling a luggage with handmade dresses, cute little tanktops, knockoff jewelry, fashion watches, and whatever else I can get my hands on as I stroll thru the mall and down the street around the Siam area. I love it. I love big cities, and I can't wait to go home... to my new big city in new york.
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