-This morning, as like every morning, I woke up to the lovely chorus of a family of roosters who's home I can't seem to locate. Their cock-a-doodling surrounds the entire room. The first couple mornings it was annoying, but I'm pretty used to it now. I'm learning to embrace it because people get up way earlier here and I'm in the process of training myself to do so as well. The roosters are just like an extra little kick at 6am.

-That reminds me of how my coffee intake has basically ceased since I got here. I've looked, but not found. Its just not a hot item like it is in the US. If you want to buy some rice, there's basically nowhere you won't find it. A little caffeine to jump start your morning however...your best bet is picking up a red bull from the gas station across the street, but its just not the same.