Even more Friends

09/05/18

    Today started pretty uninterestingly. I didn’t have anything planned, so I figured I might wander around the neighborhood, but life had other plans. Around 10:30, a new housemate arrived. His name is Josh, and he is Canadian. After he gets his contract all squared away I offer him some lunch that I was making. He was really sweet trying to finish it all but it was waaaay too spicy for him (oops?). But we chatted and I recommended that he try to stay awake for as long as he could, since he’d just gotten off his plane. I took him on a quick trip to the Wellcome (another supermarket), for basics like drinkable water and what not. In the end he ended up taking a nap, which is fair when you run out of things to do and it’s hot.
    There were actually three move ins today. First was Josh, then Nelson, and finally Suho. Nelson is Taiwanese (his Chinese name is Jianlong) and Suho who is Korean. I spoke a bit with Nelson, and he realized I could cook. He asked if he brought some for if I could cook it. I explained my dietary choices in life, and he agreed.  So that evening he returned with a gym bag full of random foods. It was truly comical. I made a simple noodle soup, carrots, onion, garlic, with noodles and three eggs dropped into a chicken broth. Josh was awoken for the meal, to which he seemed really happy to eat. It was deeply amusing for me to watch people eat my food and then praise it. Mostly because, this particular meal was not a hard one to make, not even slightly.
    After dinner I took the new housemates out to get some Shaved ice in the night market. This also served as a second tour of the area for Josh. I will say that through this time there was constant conversation. It’s was really nice to chat with everyone and have, what felt like a group of friends to hang out with. So after we got a cold treat we went back to the house. Nelson’s personality is really funny, he is really relaxed but also very open. So he went a knocked on a bunch of doors and suddenly we were having a house group discussion. It was really nice and very quickly everyone was laughing and joking around. we wrote our names on the board so everyone would have an easier time to remember them. There was also about four languages being thrown around the table. I had a wonderful time. Before, as I had mentioned, I wasn’t too sure about the house, but now I am really pleased I chose to move in here. I think it’ll be a really good time (hopefully I don’t eat these words a few months down the road).