hi friends.
good news- I'M GETTING PAID THIS WEEK! (clapping.)
(more clapping. hollar. more hollaring.clap. clap).
Yes, I am very excited about this payday. You see, I've heard of the concept- that is, the concept of getting paid for completed work; however, my needy little bank account has yet to actually experience the bliss of automatically deposited baht. Oh, what joy this Friday will bring! Joy, I tell you! Joy! And if not pure joy, then pure convenience and pure freedom. The convenience to take advantage of other means of transportation besides by blistered, rather swollen size 8's, and the freedom to splurge and buy myself a dinner priced at over a dollar.
Mike, Sarah and I plan on joining a few fellow paupers in running out of our classrooms on Friday, rolling in our baht while dancing in the middle of the streets screaming "WE'RE NOT POOR ANYMORE!" After this, we're going to hit up this amazing restaurant we've never been able to afford while being here, priced at 180/baht per meal (we spend 30/baht for dinner every night). This restaurant was something Mike and I accidentally found on our late night excursion through the Old City area of Bangkok. Basically, it's this real "emo" (as Mike says) coffee shop/restaurant that serves the widest variety of food we've seen yet (compared to the rice and noodles that suffocate our lives). The menu ranges from pork chops/baked potatoes, and waffles and pancakes, to fish and chips, and specialty coffees. Our path will then lead to the mall where I'll attempt to find some pants that fit my very American butt. This task, I do realize, may never actually be accomplished as every piece of clothing here appears to be sized starting at zero and working deep down into double-digit negatives.
Until then, it's school time! Classes are going well, and I'm in the process of making up my first tests! eek! My students have named me the "fun teacher," which I actually think is middle school code for "she's a joke of a teacher, way too easy, and I don't have to study for her class". Well, may the Lord be with them while they battle their way through my exams. I know that I always used the first test to gauge how hard the teacher was, and Lord willing, these students will see that I might be "fun," but that I most certainly don't take the quality of their education as a joke. 8th grade awarded me this morning with the compliment of "Ms. Lauren, you're the teacher that interacts with us the most..." Now, that's a superlative that I don't mind identifying myself as.
Back to making up the tests... oh, bother.
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4 comments:
What do you mean you're going to Cambodia? Have you joined the Armed Forces?
Be careful...don't eat Puffer Fish...Remember the 'secret' word...
I hope you don't find yourself sadly disappointed in your "pay". You may eat your Big Meal and be broke afterwards.....
Package going out today...not to WangthongLand.....hahahaha....was that freudian? I think not...Anyway, take care of yourself...I love you...
Mumz
money!! hooray!!! i told you i'll send you pants from your storage unit. just say the word. your friends' mom who paid $85 in shipping must have used a different post office b/c dad said i send a pkg. for like $30something for up to 20 lbs. so i'll be glad to do it. lemme know. as for your exam, maybe they're learning so much b/c they like you and don't even realize that you're "hard" b/c they're enjoying their ms. lauren experience so much!!!! i had teachers like that...that made me work harder, but i learned more and i enjoyed the process (not very often). maybe it's the tent of creativity or whatever. ok, back to work for me. WANG DANG DOODLE. (what's mom talking about anyway?)
I'm enjoying reading your blog. I'm sure you are doing a great job at teaching. If your teaching is an animated as your blog I know the students are surely learning a lot.
Mrs. Johnson
we need more blogs!!! we're all waiting!!!! love u
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