I've never really thought about what it's like to be on the teaching side of the education system. All my life I've been the student, but here, in this foreign land where the people drive on the left side of the road, I'm suddenly the teacher.
We arrived at the Imperial Phichit Bilingual School Thursday morning after about 40 hours of travel and were greeted by a mass of young kids running outside asking our names. It was so dang cute and such a great welcome.
And yes, this school is Hogwarts. It even has a Hogwarts logo. Awesome, right??
While I'm on the subject, I've just got to add that my group is the best. We sorted personalities by the 4 Hogwarts houses. We've got:
3 Hufflepuffs (me included)
1 Ravenclaw
2 Gryffindors
and 1 Slytherin
See? Talk about a well-rounded group :)
Saturday was our first day biking to Phichit and let me tell you, it was scary. Traffic operates on the left side of the road, which has definitely taken some getting used to, and there are so many bikes! I'm getting the hang of it though. I only rode on the wrong side twice yesterday. Progress!!
Dinner with Mom and Dad!
Swensen's with Kelbi and Jes.
Kelbi tried to buy one of their spoons, because they're shaped so oddly, like eights almost. The servers all thought we were insane. It was fantastic :D
Oh, and don't worry, it only took us 3 days of cold showers to figure out how to flip the switch for hot water...
We arrived at the Imperial Phichit Bilingual School Thursday morning after about 40 hours of travel and were greeted by a mass of young kids running outside asking our names. It was so dang cute and such a great welcome.
And yes, this school is Hogwarts. It even has a Hogwarts logo. Awesome, right??
While I'm on the subject, I've just got to add that my group is the best. We sorted personalities by the 4 Hogwarts houses. We've got:
3 Hufflepuffs (me included)
1 Ravenclaw
2 Gryffindors
and 1 Slytherin
See? Talk about a well-rounded group :)
Saturday was our first day biking to Phichit and let me tell you, it was scary. Traffic operates on the left side of the road, which has definitely taken some getting used to, and there are so many bikes! I'm getting the hang of it though. I only rode on the wrong side twice yesterday. Progress!!
Dinner with Mom and Dad!
Swensen's with Kelbi and Jes.
Kelbi tried to buy one of their spoons, because they're shaped so oddly, like eights almost. The servers all thought we were insane. It was fantastic :D
Oh, and don't worry, it only took us 3 days of cold showers to figure out how to flip the switch for hot water...
Thailand is like a dream that I still haven't woken up from. I thought adjusting to everything would be hard, but honestly I'm surprised at how smoothly the transition has been. I love my group, I love playing with the kids after school, and I absolutely love exploring!
I know I'll have my challenges, but this really is a once in a lifetime experience. But who knows, I could see myself coming back one day :D
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