If you’re ever looking for a good laugh, try getting 46 of your Thai students to say “How much wood could a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood.”—Or any tongue twister for that matter. I decided to give my students (and myself) a breather and have a fun lesson full of tongue twisters, which I think they really enjoyed, and I definitely got a kick out of it too.
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| Ashley and me in Korat on the "run" |
The weeks go by really quickly here and before you know it, it’s the weekend. A couple weekends ago, I went to visit my friend Ashley in Korat (aka Nakhon Ratchasima). We somehow ended up joining a “running” group (and I say that with quotations because it was more like a drinking club than a running club), and attempted to join in their games, which seemed more like a cult with really bizarre rules..mostly having to do with drinking and wearing bizarre clothes and singing songs. I know that doesn’t really make any senses, and its hard to explain, but that’s because it really didn’t make any sense when we were there either.. but it was fun and nice to venture into a city other than Chachengsao.
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| Alyssa and Mary visit Chachengsao! |
This past weekend was nice and relaxing and I stayed in Chachengsao. Two of my friends, Alyssa and Mary, came up from Chonburi (about 1 hour away) and I got to show them around my city. After celebrating my friend Katie’s birthday on Saturday night (American style too—we had a house party!) we spent the day on Sunday exploring the wonders of my city. I finally went to see Wat Sotorn, which is famous for the gold Buddha. The Wat (temple) was beautiful and I decided I love Thai architecture. After the wat, we took a boat ride to Talat Ban Mai (the one hundred year market), which is open on the weekends. After showing off the park up the street for a little bit I said goodbye to my friends and sent them off back to Chonburi.
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| Katie's birthday party! |
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| Wat Sotorn |
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| Inside the Wat with the golden Buddha |
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| Suay maak (very pretty!) |
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| The boat ride on Bank Pakong river |
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| The park |
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They sell fish in the markets that you
can release into the water and gain merit |
It is now Tuesday, and I’m at the office. I finally handed in the midterm for my students and I almost finished with my attendance and grading records. This coming weekend is a national holiday, so we have off on Friday and Monday, giving me a perfect excuse to go somewhere a little further than normal for the long weekend. This holiday weekend just happens to coincide with the full moon, and Thailand’s islands are famous for their full moon, half moon and black moon parties. I decided it was a perfect opportunity to go away, get some sun, see some of the beautiful islands and celebrate on lunar bliss! So this Thursday evening we are headed down to Koh Phanghan!
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