I met Fern randomly in October during Thailand’s Vegetarian Festival. There was a food tent a short bike ride away with free, delicious vegetarian (“jeh”) food. I decided to check it out. One thing led to another, I ended up giving Fern my phone number (something I don’t usually do with Thais I have just met) so she could call me to go biking together. Since then, we have become best bike buddies. She cracks me up. The other day she asked me if vampires were real. It is never too late to make a friend.