Today marks one year to the day since I left the States, clueless yet excited, to teach in a foreign country known as “Thailand,” where I’d spend my days basking in the sun on a jungle-island paradise, drinking pineapple juice, and teaching perfectly obedient and lovely Thai students. Things turned out to be a bit … Continue reading »
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“Okay, I your boyfriend now.”
A few days ago, I came to Koh Chang ( “Elephant Island” ) for some relaxation/reflection after finishing up work for the term. I’m staying here: Continue reading »
the end and the beginning.
Today I taught my last class in Thailand. When I went to school this morning, I didn’t know this would be my last day of teaching. Mid-morning, I overheard a conversation in Thai mentioning something to the effect of “last day of school on Friday.” To which I expressed surprise, and it was communicated to … Continue reading »
“Speak English on Monday”
Recently the foreign English department at my school has been putting together a series of videos to promote the school’s new “Speak English on Monday” campaign. A couple of the videos were featured on the Bangkok Post, which is the main English language newspaper in Thailand. You can check out that article here. I wanted … Continue reading »
If you can’t say anything nice….
don’t say anything at all. We’ve all heard this. In my case, though, it runs more like this: “If you can’t say anything nice, mean, or really anything at all because you don’t speak Thai, say it in English to yourself and stew over it for a while until you get angry enough to write … Continue reading »
Sabai Sabai: aka “Everything’s Chill”
A few days ago, while running errands in Bangkok, I found myself sitting sideways in a sundress on the back of a motorcycle taxi, sipping a mango smoothie with one hand and digging through my purse for my sunglasses with the other as the driver swerved around cars through a classic Bangkok traffic jam. Nine … Continue reading »
