Yo Yo What's Up MAN?

Whenever Stoney comes to my site I try to get my students to say this for him and they NEVER will. Frustrated I made a video of them saying it to show Stoney. I thought I should share it with the world. 

SNAKE!!

So one day while my students were suppose to be working quietly one little girl was staring out of the window. It was then that she noticed a snake in the tree. She screamed and I thought she was saying there was a snake in the classroom so I jumped up on my chair....She calmed down and explained where the snake was. 

I was hoping we could then go on with the day but the students had other plans. They needed to knock the snake out of the tree from the safety of the classroom...I watched until the groundskeeper walked by and we explained about the snake. He then got the snake out of the tree and hit it on the head. 

He was about to dispose of it until I stopped him...I thought, when else I am i ever going to have this opportunity again? So I asked if I could take pictures with the snake. The scary thing was it wasn't dead, it just had a broken head so it was still moving when i picked it up and put it around my neck. Scary but fun.

Poor guy.

Freaked out because the snake kept moving.

My students were terrified of it. Even after it was dead.

Headbands!!

I put a headband on to go to aerobics and Nung Mein thought i looked funny so I put one on him. I thought it looked so cute so I needed a picture but he wouldn't open his eyes. Next he wanted to take a picture so I pulled his little eyes closed routine. I thought it was worth a blog post.

Graduation!

School ended this March and it meant my 6th graders were graduating from their village school and will be heading to the high school next year. I am going to be very sad to not have them next at school. 

The kids! 

11 of the 12 6th graders I have taught for the past year. 

The audience. 

Only Moms came.

I made all the students graduating a book of pictures I had taken. Like a mini photo albums.  The kids liked them but the other teachers at the school liked them more. 

The DANCERS

 

The pre-schoolers danced for everyone. They were sooo cute.

The first graders also graced us with a traditional Thai dance.

And it wouldn't be complete without a blessing. We tied strings around all the 6th graders wrists. The mothers also did this for me but they all asked that I be blessed with a nice Thai man so that I would never leave Thailand.

New Buddha

One day I came home from school and my Aunt Nang announced they were building a new Buddha at the temple. I decided I would check it out the next day and take pictures of its progress. But seriously guys this guy went up in a DAY. And it is HUGE!

They tell me it isn't finished yet because they are going to paint it gold but I like it how it is.

Walentine's Party

I wanted to throw a Valentines Day Party for my students so I told them they could come to my house on Saturday and experience Valentines-American style... This party was sponsored by my wonderful Aunt Alice who supplied me with the candy and entertainment! 

I decorated. I was pretty sure the hearts would fall from the ceiling during the night but they didn't and they ended up staying until April!

Snacks anyone? I had licorice and candy hearts (the students thought both were too sweet) and then I added all the stuff I have had forever in my cupboard.

I set up a little area where the students could pose for pictures with their sweethearts (or friends).

Day of the Party

I had about 25 students show up. They loved posing for pictures. 

They got to make their own chocolate chip cookie. (They did not think these were too sweet....)

They came up with desigining the hearts I had hung from the ceiling. Most of them ended up saying I Love Kate. Maybe part of the reason I left them hanging for so long.

I had a hard time thinking of activies we coudl play that were Valentine-themed. I made a pin the ears on the bunny game. They loved it! They especially loved directing their friends in the wrong direction.

The students also thought it was fun to play in Uncle Joe's car that is parked in my driveway.

These are a few of my favorite things.

My 6 favorite things in Thailand.

Stoney. He is wearing a traditional Thai outfit but I think he looks like a pirate!

Mancoot. My favorite fruit.

My neighborhood kiddos.

The monks. The sound of their chanting.

Adventures with my Peace Corps friends.

My Kittens!