Last night I went to the Bangkok Open to watch a couple games of tennis. Unfortunately, Andy Roddick withdrew from the tournament, so the first game wasn't very exciting and his opponent handily beat the alternate standing in for Mandy Moore's ex-beau. The second game was much more exciting: Tommy Haas (Germany) vs. Vincent Spadea (USA). The crowd definitely favored Haas, who won 4-6, 6-4, 6-1. This was my first experience watching pro tennis! Today was another first- my first experience in a Thai classroom. Our group of ten English teachers taught the seventh graders about Thanksgiving and Kwanzaa (as seen in the picture above). This brief experience made me even more excited to head to my school and start teaching my own class with my own students at the end of October! This weekend, I will experience a homestay on Friday and Saturday night. I think my Thai host mom teaches English, so hopefully, she will share some teaching tips! By the way, here's a glimpse of what is in store for me (from a contact at the school where I'll teach):
The only thing I'd like to warn you is our students are very weak in English. Most of them lack self disciplines while many others are quite ignorance. I don't mean to frighten you, but to warn you so that you can prepare to face these "monsters".
And a few pictures from last weekend:
3 comments:
sounds like you'll have your work cut out for ya... but you'll whip those "monsters" into shape!
and pro tennis rocks my socks!
~ny
Becky,
I'm so jealous of your adventures thus far. I know your kids are going to love you. We're all thinking about you back here in Houston.
Love ya,
Brandi
You've officially posted four times! This blog is legit! Wahooo. Another thing to keep me occupied at work.
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