Living at the Sukhumvit hostel

Many I discovered have not heard of hostels. I really like living at a hostel.
The concept of hostels was started by a teacher in Germany. Because he felt that children should learn to appreciate their environment especially the outdoors and to do so needed a place that was clean and inexpensive the hostels were born.

Most of the people who stay at hostels are young,backpacker-independent travelers.

Every day I meet new young and old people who really enjoy discovering the world.

Many are interested in going to the most remote places.
So many who stayed at the girls' dorm were headed to Chang Mai and Chang Lai and Cambodia. Many to the beaches in the southern section of Thailand. Many places that I had never heard about.

This morning I had a wonderful conversation with a young Japanese boy who has lived in Australia for a year. He graduated as an engineer and applied for a job there.
Why Australia? He said that he discovered he likes sailing. But I think his other reasons are more interesting. He likes Australia because they are more "free" In Japan it is work,work,work. In Australia if you work,work,work and don'take time to play you are considered odd. They are very casual in life style. Clothing style is casual. He really likes their life style. He has a younger sister but he doesn't think she would want to go to Australia. He said she is happy being a traditional Japanese girl. He is very thankful his parents supported him in his decision to go to Australia to work. His father is a land developer in Osaka.

In the girls' dorm I have met girls from Spain,London,New Zealand,Australia,Belgium,Canada,Phillippines,Germany,England,China,Singapore,and Iceland. I forgot the girls from Malaysia and Korea. So far no one else from Hawaii.

And the hostel I am in now is exceptional. The staff is very nice,the whole place is set up beautifully...quaint rustic furniture and lots of plants all around with a pool of carps under the entrance way. It is very conveniently located. The blinker says I am almost out of time.

Aloha, Joanne