Teaching is excellent at the moment, all of my classes are a lot of fun and it really is a pleasure to teach them. It is difficult to comprehend that I only have 6 weeks of teaching left, so only 6 lessons for each class. I am tutoring one of the teachers niece's on a Saturday to earn a bit extra money, it isn't much, but it pays for the odd night out and still allows me to save some money!
I am excited to go home because I am looking forward to seeing everyone again, but I am also reluctant as it is so amazing here it will be very difficult to leave. The life here is so easy going and relaxed, it will be such a shock to get thrown into university and the busyness of everyone's lives.
Hearing about the weather at home is rather entertaining, the lowest temperature I have experienced since arriving in Thailand in about 26 degrees, and that was in the powerful air conditioning of a 7/11! I can picture arriving home wearing jumpers and long pants, whilst everybody else will be making the most of the minimal sun of a British summer by walking around in skimpy items of clothing. Most of you may expect me to have a tan since I have spent the last 10 months in blazing sunshine, but you would be wrong. It is simply too hot and uncomfortable to be anywhere near the sun, 5 minutes of exposure would turn anyone into a sweaty mess. Therefore, all of my time is spent undercover, either at school or at home, sitting next to a fan or Air-con. The only time I had a noticeable tan was during the holidays when most of my time was spent with my top off sitting on a beach or in the sea.
I am very giddy at the moment as I have made plans to meet up with Rob Kingston, Ben Wardell, Tom Vaughan-Jones and Sam Martin from school, and the six guys I met during the holidays. I have booked bus tickets and Waddle has booked accommodation, so I will see them next weekend! Seeing them will be phenomenal up until the point I leave when I expect I will become rather homesick and spend a couple of days moping around the house.
I have been scrimping and saving as much as I can so that I can see my friends, but I am also trying to save until the end of the year. We finish teaching at the end of July, and our flight is on the 15th August, so a few of us have planned to go to Koh Chang for a week, like we did for the New Year. This will be fun and a good way to say goodbye to everyone as some people are not going to debriefing!
TTFN x
