Sound for sore ears

I just got back from a 3 day jungle trek. The group was me, Tina the Slovenian, and a bunch of english jehova's witness' (I didnt ask them if they went door to door, but they did tell me about their religion and it sounds like a cult). They complained so much about the walking but the truth was that we didn't walk that much, nor was the track very difficult. I liked them though and we had a good time pointing out all the differences between english and american words (everyone loves doing this).

The second night we camped out at a waterfall which was cool. The best part was this guy named Poti. He was Thai and deaf. I was actually able to communicate more with him though than most of the other locals I have met. He could read and write english and we established a good rapport through charades. I learned his life story (he lost his hearing when he was in the army and a grenade exploded near him). He also invited me to come with him to his village for new years. He made it seem pretty awesome. He also told me there would be many women for me to choose as a bride and have children with (I would have to move there permanently though). I really want to take him up on his offer but I have no idea how to contact him. I'm back in Chaing Mai now so I think there's no way. I really liked that guy. He had also given me a ride on his motorcycle through the jungle. I almost fell off once and thought I was gonna die the whole time.

There was also short stints of elephant riding, bamboo rafting, and beer drinking. I was dissapointed that there was no opium though. The local hill tribe villages produce a lot of it and it was definitely around. I had spoken to some aussies prior to leaving for the trek and they had smoked with their guide. Our group was full of religious nuts and they probably would have opposed the idea.

The night before I went on the trek I met this other American guy in the hostel. He was really cool and invited me to come out to some bars with him. The first place we went to was some quite locals place and was nice. Then he was telling me about some other bar but I wasn't really listening, but agreed to go anyway. So we end up going to this go-go bar. It was interesting to say the least. It's kinda like a strip club, except that there are lots of girls dancing on stage and they're not naked but they are trying to convince you to hire them for sex. I was sitting at the bar having a beer and one of them came up and grabbed my crotch, then gave me a lap dance. This was increasing my horny. I was very tempted but then remembered that I am now on a strict budget.

We then went to this other bar where there are tons of "bar girls". These aren't prostitutes, rather women who are looking for western boyfriends to spend money on them. The american guy was telling me that he had been to these places before, and that all of the girls were good at connect four. I thought, whatever, I can kick these little girls' asses at connect four (little in size, not in age). So I challenged this one nearby girl and we played 5 or 6 games and I never stood a chance. It didn't look like she was even trying. It was embarassing but she was very modest. One of them wanted to leave with me but that would mean paying for a hotel room and condoms, and I also had to get up early for the jungle trek. I reluctantly declined the second offer of the night.