Right now I’m sitting alone in a small coffee shop in a city called Chiang Mai. It’s somewhat of a sleepy town, filled with cafés and restaurants. I would love this kind of place. Unfortunately, I’m in an incredibly impatient and volatile mood. Traveling with two other friends has worn me out. We’ve lodged together and basically stuck together since the beginning. Many reasons have contributed to this, some having to do with comfort, some convenience, some financial. Today was the last day of that. Andrew is returning home, I’m not sure what Lauren is doing and I’m also not sure what I, Brian, am doing. Thinking about this a little more, we probably should’ve always been separate, with occasional excursions or meetings. Andrew had no real interest in Southeast Asia other than the fact that it’s cheap. Lauren needed…
