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Ayutthaya has been on my radar since arriving in Thailand. It is located approximately one hour north of Bangkok and is easily accessible by taxi, van, or train. The bulk of my history reading has been laser focused on learning more about understanding the how and why the ancient capital city fell in 1767 to …
Continue reading "Holiday (Day 3) — Ayutthaya, Thailand"Still reeling from the prior day’s adventures, I decided to see if I could push the boundaries even more. I rode the BTS/MRT to Hua Lamphong station and hopped on a Tuk Tuk to Wat Pho (Temple of the Reclining Buddha). I walked through the temple absorbing the history and overwhelming presence of the reclining …
Continue reading "Holiday (Day 2) — Temples, Khao San Road & Free Muay Thai Fights!!"School let out for the pending Buddhist holiday on July 16th and 17th (Tuesday & Wednesday) and we were notified by our school that we also had Monday off. Bangkok seemed the likeliest destination to explore with its endless supply of temples (over 400), tantalizing food, night life, and markets. Day 1 I started my …
Continue reading "Five Day Holiday (Day 1) – Bangkok Temples & Food"A couple of weeks ago, I was invited to visit a teacher’s home. The backstory is he lives in a small farming town of approximately 400 people in the province of Phetchaburi, Thailand. He had been living in this village with his Thai wife for the past 12 years and was one of the only …
Continue reading "Thank You Tha Yang for Culture Shock 101"Played a game with my M1 and M2 students today called last man/woman standing. It is a rambunctious fast-moving game and the rules are simple. Students stand by their desk at which point I shout out a subject like “Things you would find in the universe” and each student has to respond within five seconds …
Continue reading "Rapport building through Food & Games"I decided to spice up my lesson plans and challenge my students to expand their English horizons by introducing a daily mantra, quote of the day, and rarely used English word of the day. The curriculum I use through BFITS consists of a teaching book, power point presentation along with a student workbook that reinforces …
Continue reading "Komfaek Highs balance the Traffic Blues"I think everyone has a reason or reasons why they travel abroad. Some may be escaping tough situations in their home country, others may want to explore their spirituality whereby taking the time to work on themselves, and there are a select few that take from the country they are in thus leaving it a …
Continue reading "Sak Yant Tattoo"Two days in Thailand goes by in the blink of an eye. There is so much to do, explore, feel, and experience. On Thursday (06-27-2019) morning, I gave in to the motor scooter ride again and learned the hard way that no two motor scooter drivers are the same. As chance or the universe or …
Continue reading "Bullet Dog, Bookstores, & Bars"My morning ride sharing partner is on a visa run in Laos for the next three days. I therefore had to resort back to riding a motor scooter to school. This resulted in the usual neck kink from stress, fear, and a general sense of foreboding as all I could imagine was falling off the …
Continue reading "School Assemblies are Great!"Arrived at school this morning, slightly earlier than usual, and watched the students line up on a carpeted area near the indoor basketball courts to give a monk food. The interesting part was that the students removed their shoes and waited in line on their knees at which point they would shuffle forward until they …
Continue reading "Finding a new path"