I'm Alive!

Yep, I'm alive and in Kuala Lumpur. Flight was really good - I got three seats to myself so sprawled out and managed to get some sleep. Good job as there were no TVs or any entertainment on the flight. Landed into KL 30 mins early and found my way to a bus okay. Fended off touts at KL Sentral and managed to get a proper taxi to the hostel all okay.

Today I've been wandering around KL. Went to the National Mosque which was great. Chatted to a lovely lady about Islam for ages and learned loads of new things. It seems like Monday in KL is like Sundays in England so nothing much really was open. Went for a (very) long walk to the Lake Gardens which were cool and then managed to get brutally lost. Ended up at some government building barricaded by three police officers and was pointed in the opposite direction! Tomorrow I'm going to go and check out the planetarium and the Islamic Arts museum as they were shut today.

Weather is really hot and humid here although it rains for about an hour once a day. The thunder storms are amazing. Watched one through the window of the plane as we were descending into KL. Hostel is basic but totally fine. Sharing a room with some other girls and it's all good. The other backpackers are all really friendly and I'm hearing loads of amazing stories. Hopefully I'll have a few to tell when I get back!

My plans have changed already. Have been speaking to a German lady who has just come from a school in Sumatra, they let travelers stay there for free in exchange for talking English to the students there. I'm going to travel there with a German/ Canadian couple - a train ride and then four hours on a boat - and give them the suitcase full of donations as I think they need it more than the school in Thailand. Sumatra looks like a really interesting island so I might spend some time there. I might travel through Indonesia or I might get a boat to Penang and go into Thailand. Decisions decisions!