I have been neglecting my blogs for a while now, but so much has happened in the last week or so that I am making myself sit down to write one. I have time today because it is the King's birthday, or Thai Father's Day, meaning a day off school for us. As we are very lucky to have a TV in our house, we are being good farang teachers by having the Bangkok ceremony on in the background. More on this later. Last week started with our first Thai wedding experience. W...

I've been teaching in my school for about 3 weeks now and I am exhausted! Who knew that teaching in 35 degree heat to a group of 50 odd students who laugh everytime you say 'okay' would be this tiring? The first day was terrifying. The other teachers kept asking 'why so serious?', but when I explained I was nervous they just casually told me 'don't worry about it'. So I didn't. And they went really well! The kids were pretty much in shock when I walked into the...

So this is my first ever blog! I am about to start a teaching internship in Chai buri after completing my TEFL course in Bangkok. There were around 60 of us interns there for the first week- it was pretty intense but I absloutely loved it and have made some great friends that I'll definitely be seeing again. I moved into my new home just over a week ago. It has taken a lot of getting used to! From the outside it literally looks like a garage, but inside there's ...