Thanks for all the input on what to write everyone! I now have enough entry topic to keep me busy for a looong time. Here's a quick one for what my daily life is like currently:
7:30am ish- Wake up and get ready
8:45am - Bike with 2 other volunteers to a local primary school (called Scorpion School. I personally think its a great name for a school)
9am-12 noon - Teach 3 classes of English to years 4,5,6 (approximately 3rd-5th grade in the US or 8-10 years old). Their English is at varying degress but is pretty basic. We're focusing on conversation and vocabulary. I'd like to start on phonics soon. They have a surprising (to me) amount of materials (pencils, pens, notebooks, workbooks in Thai and English, and whiteout). They love having us there since foreigners are so exciting in general. Also they like learning English.
12 noon - They feed us lunch at school. This is usually some simple fried rice or something.
1-5:30pm - Free Time. For me, this usually involves a good chunk of time at the internet cafe (that has air conditioning, bonus) , maybe a stop at 7-Eleven (has all the basics), and then sometimes a fruit drink, sitting at the guesthouse by the river, etc etc. It has mostly been catching up on things, taking care of boring stuff (buying essentials). On the weekend, we did more exploring as a group than now during the week.
6-7:30 pm- Teach the monks at a local temple. They are ages 13-22. This is pretty fun as they love to talk to us and joke around. Pretty neat thing to get to do too. Their English is not bad, and can talk to us, unlike the kids. They like to play games like BINGO.
Evening - Eat if I didn't before the monks. This week we have Thai language lessons at the house (which is pretty much hopeless), but in future weeks it'll probably be hanging out at the house.
Well, that's pretty much the basics of a day in the life. I think I want to hold off on talking about teaching more until I've done it a few more days (only 2 days so far), so I'll write about some other topic next. Also, sorry there are no photos to accompany this. Definitely not as dynamic, but they will be all the more exciting when you see them when I'm back.
- Vi
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Wish I could be a fly on the wall and watch you all day! I agree-seeing minute-by-minute pictures would be fascinating (even if you think that's boring). We want to see your life there. I'd love to see the kids, the monks, the school, the road - everything! Even the 7-eleven. Thanks for posting all that!
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