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We have arrived!

We are finally here! After months of planning, Josh and I touched down in Suvarnabumhi late Thursday night and made our way out of the airport to our hostel for some much needed sleep after a long journey!

For the past two days we've been puttering around Bangkok going to the malls and markets to pick up supplies for the rest of our stay in Khao Yai.

It's been an interesting two days, I'm absolutely amazed by how many things have changed since I left in such a short time, just over a year and a half ago. Mostly it's just new construction: new renovations to the malls, new sky scrappers, new stores, new streets and roadways. But the people and the atmosphere is still the same: friendly faces, intense heat and lots of traffic noise.

We start the trek out to Khao Yai in about two hours, and may not have internet access for a few days to a week, but I will continue to post more updates as frequently as I can.

Can't wait to get back and see all my friends again, and most of all SEE THE GIBBONS!!!

Everything still feels a little surreal right now, I've been gone for a long time. Too long.
It's time to get back to the jungle!!

Josh posted some pictures from our day at the Chatachuk Market on the JPP facebook page last night, take a look here: www.facebook.com/jackieprimeproject

Stay tuned, there's so much more to come!!

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