| | |  | 'Home' again
2008-08-12, Sompoi, Thailand. By: SilverAsia | | It was nice to go visit the village again, even though it was for a very short visit.
We didn't realize it was Mothers Day the next day, so everyone from Bangkok was heading home to visit. After wa... |
| | | |  | Giving Thanks
2008-06-12, Sompoi, Thailand. By: SilverAsia | | Today we had the neatest ceremony. For the last week when we've been going to visit the students, many of them had been gathering flowers and picking through them for the nicest ones. I figured they w... |
| | | | | A laugh
2008-06-11, Sompoi, Thailand. By: SilverAsia | | So, went out for lunch with the teachers after a gruling hot morning watching a boyscout marching compeition.
We went to a place where you order plates of raw meat and vegetables,a nd grill it you... |
| | | | | My everyday
2008-06-11, Sompoi, Thailand. By: SilverAsia | | 6:30am- wake up, throw open one set of shutters, cringe as the cacaphony of roosters becomes many, many decibels louder.
6:45- "Shower". This consists of going to the bathroom on the balcony (walle... |
| | | | | Rwar!
2008-06-10, Sompoi, Thailand. By: SilverAsia | | So, I am hiding in the air conditiong at my host family's home because I kind of (well, actually, I REALLY) lost my temper at some missionaries that came to the school today.
My friends know I have... |
| | | | | Discussing Culture
2008-06-08, Sompoi, Thailand. By: SilverAsia | | Yesterday we spent the day on the road, heading down to see Sisunee's Dad who had a severe stroke two months ago, and has lost almost all speech and motor coordination because of it.
It was really... |
| | | |  | On a lighter note
2008-05-31, Sompoi, Thailand. By: SilverAsia | | The last entry I wanted to stand alone, it's weighing on my thoughts. On to the fun!
Recipe for Kelsey's Thai Mocha
2 spoons instant coffee
1/2 pkg Olvaltine
1 scoop coffee whitener
1 scoop sug... |
| | | |  | Sompoi thoughts
2008-06-04, Sompoi, Thailand. By: SilverAsia | | (**Note about the pictures- the teachers are all shutterbugs, and LOVE to have pictures taken of them. I just chose my favs to go up, but I have 50 more!)
For the last few days in the evenings I ha... |
| | | | | Teaching Lessons
2008-06-05, Sompoi, Thailand. By: SilverAsia | | So, I am settling down and enjoying the lessons. It's too bad I leave in just over a week!
Hangman is the most popular game I have tried with the students, I usually write something funny and they ... |
| | | |  | Teaching in Thailand
2008-06-02, Sompoi, Thailand. By: SilverAsia | | So, everything is swimming along as it should now that my health blip is over.
I figured it was a good time for an update on teaching in Thailand!
A bit of background- I am the first ever farang... |
| | | |  | Day of rest
2008-05-17, Sompoi, Thailand. By: SilverAsia | | So, after being run around most of last week, today is a nice relaxing one for me because most of my host family has gone to go to a private vilage thing. I am just fine with that, because so far I ha... |
| | | | | Home sweet home!
2008-05-15, Sompoi, Thailand. By: SilverAsia | | Wow.
Just... wow.
I can't spend too much time, here's a the lowdown on my homestay 30 mins north of Chiyaphum (Chee-ya-poom).
1) My billet-Dad knows pretty good english, and he is a huge joke... |
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