Chaiyaphum Stories


Hospital stay

Ok, so let me preface this adventure by saying I am just fine now. No lasting damage, and really it only took me out of commission for seven days. Thanks goodness I don’t feel cheated out of a holiday, I still have months left! About a week and a half ago, I started having severe stomach issues, which I attributed to having eaten a salad at a wedding...


Farewell Nanongtum Students...

It is time to say goodbye... Unlike the other 3 volunteer teachers before me, I did not shed a tear or got emotional like them giving my farewell speech before the entire school. I doubt I have time to get emotional while struggling to manage my 10mins speech in proper THAI. P'Wad was very porud of my speech and said that all the students kept quie...


Pai tiao Tat Tone and Khon Khaen!

A frantic week indeed... not sure if they're making up for lost time but my social life this week is HECTIC! Actually, my social life is not even my own anymore...my teachers plan what I'm gonna be doing every night...quite exhausting... Monday: Tat Tone Waterfall (national Park in Chaiyaphum) After school, a few hand-picked high calibre students ...


Mozzie War Begins

I'm scarred from the war. It's simply a losing battle with the mosquitoes here...they breed everywhere. In the toilet. In the kitchen. In the water tank. In the drains. And they are everywhere. In my bed room(even with a net). In the teacher's room. In the cafeteria. In the internet cafe. In the living room. Then there are the sandflies and flies of...