Inspiration.

Sa wa dee ka!

Hello from Thailand!  I knowwww, a little late… I’ve already been here for 2 months, BUT I thought I would give blogging another try…

It would be quite difficult to try to catch you up on my first 2 months here so I am not even going to try-and I’ve talked to most of you along the way anyway…

It is strange, although it has only been 2 months, when I think about it, things have quickly become pretty normal here.  I don’t really question things that would have once surprised me-like an elephant in the street, or the horribly foul smells in Bangkok, or simply buying the most delicious pineapple on the street and then eating it out of a bag with a toothpick for 10 baht (30 cents!).

I think the mundanity (I think I just made up that word-but its ok, I’m an English teacher now so maybe it is allowed..?) of having a job Monday-Friday definitely contributes to the feeling of actually “living” here rather than being a tourist…although weekend adventures and holiday trips sure confuse our bodies-one day we are on vacation and then it’s back to work.

The first couple months transitioning from being consumed with graduating college to moving/teaching halfway around the world just a couple weeks later was definitely difficult.  …and I quickly learned teaching is not my passion (which is a good lesson to learn because I had once thought I wanted to be a teacher).   But maybe I should correct myself-teaching English to University students is definitely not my passion…although I must say it is getting easier as I practice more.  When we are asked by random people what we are doing in Thailand, we joke by saying we are “actors” rather than “teachers” because it sureee describes what we do in the classroom much better!  I teach 2 academic English courses and 6 conversation classes… ever since I’ve recently decided to stop using the curriculum for my conversation classes and instead try to teach them the little I know about the world (you know because I’m so much older and wiser…nooooot-my students are 18 or 19 and hardly take me seriously because I’m just about their age).  I started with a “we are all one humanity” lesson last week haha and had them watch this video…   They just starred…and then I nervously let them out early…

Sooo other than Monday and Wednesday night yoga, Tuesday night Thai lesson (which we just started and are sooo excited to be able to actually converse with people!), and the Thursday trip to Tesco (=Super Walmart on ecstasy), my week is spent in the classroom, reading, eating, or grading papers.

Sooo rather than boring you with my weekly routine, instead I thought I could make this blog a platform to share inspirational things that I discover and people I meet on the other side of the world…(and maybe a little bit of my own adventures too!)

I’ll write again soon! Thanks for reading…

Peace…from the East.

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