It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas! Actually, it's not. At all. Instead of chestnuts roasting on an open fire, I'm roasting with an open window. However, with the help of Christmas tunes streaming through my iPod (thank you, Michael Martin Murphey and the Carpenters ), holiday decorations and candy (thank you, Sarah and Mom), pictures of snow (thank you, Dad for demonstrating shoveling for my students), a few emails and cards (thank you, friends!) and a family blog (thank you, Sam), it's beginning to FEEL a lot like Christmas!
On Friday I returned to Sarasit (the all-boys Catholic school in Ban pong) for their Christmas festival. I enjoyed the holiday decorations (see the cave manger scene instead of a stable setting), musical performances, and lots of carnival-type games like bingo, the ring toss, and guess-which-hole-the-rat-will-run-into-first. The teachers and students at Sarasit are extremely nice and generous people!
I spent Saturday and Sunday with my friend Peach and her family. We went to Bangkok, watched National Treasure, and even went bowling. Sunday was election day in Thailand, so that was very interesting to see. This week I'll be teaching about New Year's Resolutions. Last week I taught about Christmas using the song "Do You Hear What I Hear?" The picture is taken at English Club after I handed out candy canes (thanks, Sarah- they LOVED them!). I'll post another Christmas message, but in the meantime, MERRY CHRISTMAS EVE!
3 comments:
Glad everyone like the candy canes! Is that a picture of a nativity scene? How did you get that over there???
We're having a white-out in North Idaho as I write this! It snowed all night and is still coming down. Maybe I'll have Sam take a picture of ME shoveling! Mom
I've been listening to the Carpenters Christmas album too! We really are kindred spirits:)
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