Thank you for you concern. I have been doing well. I will actually be in Bkk at 6am on March 1st. I fly out of Portland, Oregon on Feb. 27th have a lay over in Tokyo then arrive in Bkk. My permaculture program does not start till March 3, so I will have to hang out for 2 days before I can go there. I have been looking at hostels around the area and they seem to be pretty inexpensive.