Teaching

My apologies for being a poor blog author, I will get more regular updates soon.

We have finished our first (and almost second) full week of teaching.  Quite a different experience from America.  We've had our fair share of frustration and small victories, but are still adjusting to life here in Bangkok.

The students are the run of the mill typical students.  Some days I feel like a first year teacher, and others I feel pretty good.  Yesterday for example, I had eight students crying by the end of a class.  The downside of being in a foreign country is that we can't always communicate...  needless to say, I have no idea what they were crying about.

In three weeks time I will be abandoning my dream of being a P.E. teacher to once again teach music.  The current music teacher has resigned, and I was offered the spot.  It will once again present new challenges, but I'm excited to be going back to the subject I love.

This weekend Christine and I will be going to Koh Kret, an island to the north (???) of Bangkok.  It is known as an old colony of Mon people, famous for pottery.  The island itself is actually man made from the clay gathered from dredging the canals through Bangkok.  The potters use this clay in their craft. 

So far we have been exploring the markets and city life of Bangkok while familiarizing ourselves with the city.  It can be a challenge to go places when the taxi driver doesn't know where you want to go, or you don't know what bus to take.

The best part so far has been the food... very tasty.  Come visit us in Bangkok and I will take you to my favorite places.  (mm mm!!)

All for now...  need to teach.

Ed