Here I am, back in the jungle! After going home for about 6
weeks, I am here again in Thailand and loving it. I would be lying if I said I
wasn’t a little nervous about returning after being home and seeing all of my
friends and family. Turns out, six weeks at home was exactly what I needed to
recharge my batteries.
Once I landed in Phuket I was so excited to see the kids, I
could barely stand myself. Unfortunately I didn’t get back to Yaowawit until
after 11pm, so I had to wait until the following day. The next day seeing all
of the kids, meeting the new volunteers, and seeing the staff was the Thai
staff was the best! It felt almost as if I never had left but everything was
exciting and new again. Also the Yaowawit volunteers welcomed a new volunteer
who is a friend of mine from home, Riley! Having someone from home here in
Thailand can make a world of difference. I am so excited that she decided to
take the plunge and join me in Kapong.
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| Su brushing her teeth after lunch |
So far teaching has picked up right where it left off. I
think the month of October was just what everyone needed. The students and
staff are all in high spirits and ready to take on second semester. This
semester along with the other volunteers, I am taking a thai class from one of
our teachers K. Tak. Of course we aren’t expecting to come out of it fluent, or
anywhere close; but maybe after this term I will know more than how to order
food!
Rainy season is FINALLY coming to a close. It was a
longgggggg few months, and I am very much looking forward to some sunshine and
a good tan. Right now it is kind of in-between seasons, so in the transition we
are getting a little rain every evening along with crazy thunder and
lightening. Luckily we haven’t had any power outages yet! We were able to fit
in some beach time a few weekends ago, and we will be in Phuket this weekend…And
FINALLY will be seeing catching fire!
I hope all is well at home and everyone has a wonderful
Thanksgiving! Do me a favor and don’t post toooo many pictures of your
delicious turkey dinner. I’m not kidding at lunch we shredded chicken and I
pretended it was turkey; I even convinced myself it smelled exactly like it.
