Rounding out the week:

Thursday Afternoon
Left the hotel, met with U.S. Economic Officer James Carouso at the American Embassy. Went to Ajaan Sulak's home for the night (he is the founder of Engaged Buddhism who we talked to before. Did I mention that he's been nominated twice for the Nobel Peace Prize?) There was another class at night about HIV/AIDS, but I sat out b/c I had a headache. Little did I know..........

Friday, 4am
My body temperature = 104

Friday morning
Go to a luxurious private hospital in Bangkok, which was essentially worthless. Sleep in relentless excruciating pain the rest of the afternoon, until...

Friday, 6pm
Mid-semester break. Get on an overnight bus to Krabi, a beach town on the southern peninsula.

Saturday
Go to the hospital again, this time a small, crude operation in Krabi run by Muslims, who were helpful and appeared to know what they were doing. They say I have the flu (GOOD NEWS--I thought I had malaria).
Continue on to Railay Beach, a small tropical island complete with crsytal blue waters, unbelievable climbing, perfect weather, nearby islands and caves to swim to, and of course, monkeys. Resting in the bungalow at night improves the headache from blinding to throbbing.

Sunday
After about 30 hours of bedrest in the last 40 hours, I need to move. I climb one route and do some swimming, and start to feel pretty good. Then I sleep for another 13 hours.

Back to Monday, my fever's down to 100.
I can't wait to upload some pictures of this place; I'm pretty sure it's the most beautiful place that's ever existed.