Hello!
I am writing you from the English Office at Sawan Anan Wittaya School. I arrived at the school yesterday morning and spent yesterday doing errands and such with P'Sonja (from Sawan Anan) and P'Kee (from the Fulbright Office). They were both so incredibly helpful and generous. I couldn't say khop khun ka (thank you) enough! I have my own house on the school's campus and my front yard is basically the football (soccer) field and the basketball courts. Standing from the back door of my house you can see banana, guava, mango, and rose apple trees! There are also some chili and eggplant plants. My bedroom is coming together! I think it has a lot of potential, and I have barely started unpacking so I am excited to see how it turns out!
The town and grocery store are very close to the school, and the school already gave me a bicycle so I am set with getting around! There is a market every evening where I'll probably get a lot of my dinners and fresh fruit!
This morning I took a shower in my Thai style bathroom - it is hard to describe a Thai style bathroom so I will try to take a picture sometime soon and post it for you to see! Then I walked over to the school to attend the 8AM daily flag raising and meeting. The teachers make announcements and then the students sing the national anthem (along with a live music from the school band!). After the teachers' announcements, I introduced myself to the school with a brief intro in Thai that I had prepared:
"My name is Kate, and my surname is Phillips. I am from America and I am going to be an English teacher at the school and I am very happy to be here. I have been in Thailand for one month, and I will be teaching for five more months. I like Thailand very much."
I heard a few giggles among the 2800 students so I am sure that some of what I said sounded totally silly because I used the wrong tone...But when I was done with my "intro" the students all clapped! There are very few farangs (foreigners) at the school and in the town so I have been getting some curious glances. I think I might start teaching tomorrow (!!!) and I am excited to meet all of the students!
I have to run to join the other English teachers for lunch!
Talk to you soon!
Kate
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2 comments:
Kate, your incredible spirit yet again fuels my desire to teach in Thailand with someone like you. It's so great to read what you are experiencing. Go get 'em girl! -Paige
I would have giggled at your introduction, but only out of love. HeHe. Glad to hear you are getting settled. It was such a wonderful surprise to recieve a Thailand text!
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