My first week

This week saw me through my first school week.   In two words it was very different, but a great learning experience.  Here, they start school and 8:20 and go to 4:20 so it is a very long day, and seeing as most classes are taught by Thai teachers, I do not always understand what is happening.  The great part, however, is that the class I am in all know a bit of English and love teaching my Thai words so there help in learning the language which is awesome and they are really nice so I have no complaints there!  The one thing about this school is that you are required to wear a uniform, which consists of thick fabrics that do no breathe and massive black shoes that will be really hot in the hot season, but it makes getting ready for school really easy.  So a little bit about my school, it is an all-girls school and they have grades 7-12 and grades 7-9 have to have short hair and wear neck ties around their neck, whereas 10-12 can have long hair but it has to be up in a ponytail with a white ribbon, and we have nicer shirts, but I can’t actually lift my arms over my head in it, so only one minor setback.   Well one more thing about school is that everyone loves to get me to introduce and talk about myself not only in front of my class but in front of any number of students even if they do not actually tell me they want me to talk and just push me to the front with no explanation, but I guess I should be welcoming every challenge as a way to improve my Thai skills and public speaking!

Enough about school, getting home from school is always fun.  They have these “buses” here which are pretty much trucks with two benches in the back and a cover over them, that are usually full so I get to hold on at the back and watch as the town goes by as hope no one hits us from behind, but don’t worry it is perfectly legal!

This week has been full of new experiences, and I can`t wait to see what the next one brings!