Linda's Story

Week 3 I'm already starting to feel comfortable here. I also feel a little sad because that means I only have one more week in Thailand. Monday, sept 11, 2023, that morning I taught 5th grade, but that day p' Jean had an assessment from her lecturer. So that day P' Jean, P' Kik and Anthony were not with me in the classroom. I tried to control the class. Googel translate is one of the tools I rely on to communicate well with students. I also asked my friend in Indonesia for help with communication subjects, so that students could hone their skills in speaking to foreigners. In the afternoon, Inna and I bought coconut ice cream and stopped in front of the elementary school. In the evening, Inna, Fatta and Timmy gathered together in front of the resort room. We cooked and joked together that night. Teaching Foods On the morning of Tuesday, September 12, I taught 4th grade grammar. I felt that my teaching performance was very bad. I cried at night thinking about how to teac...

September 4 is my second week in Thailand. Now I'm getting used to the Thai environment. This week I started teaching at school. I wasn't very confident the first time. But our mentor said we can do it. "Learning by doing" Anthony's words that I still remember until now. That Monday we also met the director for the first time, we were given gifts from the director. Then we had a small party ceremony for the incoming teachers and those of us who practiced teaching there. We also gave gifts from the university to the school that had accepted us to practice teaching there. That day we also got our first electric pot and rice cooker, so that night we tried to cook by ourselves for the next day first teaching Gift from director small party ceremony first cook at evening In the morning as usual we went to school to teach. Before going to school we go to the temple opposite the school which has the same name as the school, Wat Klong Chanuan, which is believed to protect ...

September 27, 2023, I and my sea-teacher partner (Innaky) arrived in Thailand. I had mixed feeling and didn't expect that I would finally go aboard without my parents. When I was at the airport, I had to memorize the steps so that when I got home I wouldn't be confused, because I had to fly twice, a domestic flight and an international flight. I was very worried and afraid, if I couldn't survive in aboard and wouldn't be able to communicate well with the local people. lucky me, I meet with a good people surround me. When we arrived in Surathani, Mr. Potjanat Khoprasert (Bat)  picked us up personally using his car. First we were invited to dinner at Rotee Phanom. We were introduced to Thai food for the first time. Honestly, It felt strange at the first time. Food in Thailand tastes dominantly sour. We were served tom yum noodles then various kinds of desserts such as martabak, rotee with coconut, and rotee tissue. I am grateful to be able to receive the taste of ...