Right back where we started from...

All ten Fulbright ETAs have returned to Bangkok for our wrap-up session, and each of us shares the same feeling of disbelief that we've come to this point. I said goodbye to the students, teachers, and staff at Pattarayan and moved my mounds of stuff to the Suksit Nives International Dorm at Chulalongkorn University. Before I left the school, I hurriedly finished an English brochure of the town, an 'assignment' from Ajahn Penny. I've decided to post a jpeg of the brochure on this blog so that you can read/see a little about the town. Though I ran out of time before I could perfect the brochure, I was glad to leave behind something substantive for the school. I also left behind some books, resources, and cultural items for the school library and English Department. My students also received a couple tokens from the US: potato pins from Idaho, pennies, and little personalized notes. It was quite a task assembling these gifts since I have so many students, but the smiles on their faces made it totally worth it. My students surprised me with little presents, notes, and Anime-style drawings of me. I was touched... I'm really am going to miss them!

Estimated Time of Arrival in HOUSTON- 5:21pm, Wednesday, March 12