My way

Got back from an English seminar all organisized (y'all know the Dan right?) by my neighbour Kaisit. An interesting gathering. All the typically Thai ingredients where there: rote learning, big ideas, huge expectations, even bigger speakers, karaoke, dancing, mangled English songs, loads of food, whiskey, a test everybody passed and (most importantly) loads of fun and laughter.

Now for the interesting part: I found myself teaching groups of principals from Educational area 5. Very eager students. very quiet compared to my normal first grade class and very aware that this was it: their chance to talk to a farang. Some of them were very shy. Especially when I put them on the spot. They didn't see that one coming, but I always do. They were supposed to speak English. Not me. In the end they did well. And they were thankful beyond belief. All in a days work.

O yeah: why this picture with this story? Well: I drove my first 30km on the highway to get to the seminar. That's why. Whoohooo!