Oleeeee Ole Ole Ole.. Gauchos!: Phi Phi and Bangkok!

I consider myself very lucky.. I've been in SE Asia for 12 months and have seen a good amount of faces from home! I never would have guessed I would have seen so many gauchos here in Thailand within the past year, and on this trip I got to add a few more to the list! I'm not sure if I just have a ton of super cool friends who travel or if a lot of people who went to UCSB go international, or maybe its a little combo of both.  Before this trip, I've been able to connect with seven gauchos, now my count is at eleven! With plans to see a few more at New Years!  :)

Fiona and I had plans to meet up with our friend Evan in Thailand! Evan lived across the street from me while I was living the life on oceanside DP and we had many mutual friends.  He's been living in Spain the past few months and when I saw on facebook that he was making a trip to Thailand, I was excited to meeting up!  The three of us headed to Phi Phi, my favorite island.. third times a charm.

Gauchos in Phi Phi

 

Fiona, Evan, and I were able to meet up with two other Gaucho friends in Bangkok, Rhett and Tasha!  They've been living in Indonesia working at a surf camp and are traveling more of SE Asia before they head back to the US.  

Five Gauchos on Khao San!

 

Gauchos at one of the worlds largest markets.. Chatuchak!

Gauchos in the rain in BKK

Gauchos on the roof

It was amazing to be reunited, I had a great time with my friends and was sad to say goodbye.  My wallet however was happy that my traveling time was over, I stuck to my budget very well in Malaysia and Singapore then I let it fly out the window once we all met up in Thailand.  Seeing other gauchos and reminiscing about IV life has made me start looking forward to going to alumni weekend in April! Oleeee Ole Ole Ole, GAUCHOS!