Blackout

So there was a blackout in PIH. My roommate and I were both looking at pictures online when suddenly the room went pitch black, our fan stopped blowing and I heard an echoing of screams breakout in the hall. Within seconds the emergency lighting had kicked in, both a little frightened by the dark abyss that was now our room and the unexpected blackout we decided to venture out of our room downstairs to see what was going on.

Down stairs many other students had also gathered. While I have on occasion experienced a blackout it was really interesting to see through a new cultural lens, how a blackout in Thailand 'went down'. Everyone was super chatty and in upheaval...It very well could have been an excuse to stop studying, but then again everyone needs a break now and then! I saw people in boxers, and in their pajamas--it was like the normal social structure that had been created was broken. Either way, the lights eventually came on...after me and my roommate were well into bed. :)