Bits and Bobs

Me and David have just been bought new bikes, they are so much better than the one we have been sharing since we arrived in Muang SamSip! Although, they didn't have any big enough to fit me properly, I got the biggest one in the shop.

I alos have a new hat, which is made from wood and straw, it is probably one of the coolest items of clothing I have ever owned.

One of the great things about being here is the response you get from the children, a lot of them are very eager to talk and I have joined in a few games of netball and footsong whilst I haven't been teaching. I have quite an advantage at volleyball as the net is just about head height, so I am good for defending at the front. Footsong however is a different story, it is similar to volleyball as each team has to get the ball over the net, but it is played like keepy uppies and with a small ball. I am useless at it, not as useless as I was and hopefully I will improve with practice.

We go to Chaing Mai at the end of September for our language course which is rather exciting as it means that I will be able to develop my Thai skills and also meet up with the rest of the Project volunteers. We have been given a choice of a 17 hour bus journey or a 1 hour flight. The flights are more expensive, so we would have to contribute 1100 Baht to the price, which is about £22.
The flight sounds like a much better option, even though the coaches here are very luxurious!

I have been asking around the teachers where I could do some Muay Thai, and it was rather difficult to get an answer. After some persistence, I have found that one of the teachers does after school classes, I have yet to speak to them, but hopefully I will be learning Muay Thai soon!

There are lots of things that I want to do, but most require a fair bit of travelling, which means that I cannot do it during school times, visiting a temple for example. As we have not been here long, our weekends have been booked with invitations to different teachers houses up until we leave for Chaing Mai, at least I am here for a year!


I am missing everyone more and more as the days pass, but am not really feeling homesick, that is still to come and is one thing I am dreading. I know I have David to talk top, but it isn't the same as talking to someone you have known for years, and I am not too goo at talking to people about feelings anyway. I will just have to get over myself!

Bye

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