Songkran

The craziest holiday I've ever heard of! Officially the Thai New Years, this three day celebration makes people go wild. Traditionally Buddha statues are cleansed with holy water. In modern times, it is a huge water fight! Its acceptable to drench anyone and everyone with water, even small children and old people. It's really great. The concentration of partying happens at the gate of the old city which is where I spent all day yesterday. They set up huge stages with music and foam, and there was water fill up stations every few feet. No one was without water. The hostel owns a truck that they took us around in. We had three huge barrels of water that we would dispense with buckets onto every passerby. It was a blast!! Today the celebration continues at the hostel but Im off to get a $5 massage first. In a few days Im going to Laos with my friend Tess from Canada! We're going to Luang Prabang first. It's going to be a long bus ride but well worth it.