There’s a Christian song the students like to sing titled “Let the Waters Rise” by Mikeschair. Well, here’s an example of just that happening. The waters rose a lot, really fast, last week. Fortunately, now the water levels have gone way down throughout Chiang Mai, but not without some loss of life and a lot of damage. Apparently, Thailand is also preparing for a typhoon to hit the 5th or 6th. So much rain! At the school we have been fortunate…read more
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Game Afternoon
Okay, so the semester is winding down and classes are all beginning to run into each other. It’s a good thing, then, that school ends next Friday and that we got to have a game afternoon this last Wednesday before reviewing and finals! A friend of mine came over to share some activities and hang with the students. I love it when they get to talk to other foreigners so they aren’t always hearing the teachers. Of course, everyone was still a bit “shy”,…read more
Introducing the 1st Year Students
Introducing the 1st Year Students
The first semester of this school year is winding to a close and I can honestly say that I really like the 1st year class! I enjoy teaching them (I have them for English) and seeing them improve. After all this time, I’m getting an idea what they are like. The class consists of six girls and one boy – and it is a chatty class! Fortunately, a lot of the chatting…read more
Legacy Leader Issue 1
I teach several classes, one of which is Journalism. The students in Journalism write articles and then edit their’s and those of the students in second year English. They put the articles in Microsoft Publisher, take and insert photos, and do the layout for our Legacy Leader. I don’t edit the Legacy Leader but I do…read more
Football in the Rain
This evening I drove into the parking lot of the local university with the idea that I’d quickly snap some pictures for the blog, watch some of the match, and get back to school. Just as I was pulling in, large drops fell from an almost sunny sky. Instead of getting good pictures,…read more
