Most people who leave the country for the first time go to places like Mexico or Canada, but I’ve never been one to do what everyone else is doing. You know the saying “Go big or go home”? Well that’s exactly what I did on my first time out of the country by flying halfway around the world to Thailand.
A year ago if you would have said, “Chloe, one day you will adventure in Thailand.” my immediate thought would have been, “In my dreams you crazy person!” Thailand is exotic and beautiful, but most of all totally different from anything I’ve ever known.
I grew up in the south where it’s normal to ride things like horses, maybe a donkey, and for the extreme redneck potentially a cow. In Thailand I cruised around on an elephant. And it wasn’t like I had someone “driving” my elephant for me. MY CHAFFEUR JUMPED SHIP AND LEFT ME TO STEER. (Eventually he hopped back on, thank goodness.) But in the mean time, I was left to lead our crew through the jungle…on a well stomped out path.
Riding an elephant is a pretty unique experience. But have you ever been in a cage with not one, or two, but THREE GROWN TIGERS? Because against my better judgment, I have. Don’t get me wrong, it made for some cool pictures, but oh my goodness did it scare the mess out of me when I was in it. Once I was able to move from my state of paralyzed shock, I got to hold a liger. A baby liger. You know, like Napoleon Dynamite’s favorite animal?
Go against your better judgments and climb in to a giant tiger cage or play it safe and just ride an elephant, but regardless, hop on a plane to a different country and adventure!
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