Sawasdee!

Sawasdee! (Thai greeting for "Hello!" and many other things)

This is my fourth visit to Thailand, and each time I arrive since that first memorable visit, as soon as I disembark the plane, you can hear the faintest content sigh from me, the same kind of sigh that thoughts of Sienna (Italy) evoke from me, or the same content sigh you get when you arrive home after a hectic day. To say that I love Thailand is a gross understatement. Thailand for me is like home away from home, where every local who greets me with "Sawasdee!" is like a distant relative welcoming me back and asking me, "Why have you been away so long?"