Random Teaching pics

These are just some random pictures from the stock the school gave me as I was leaving. Some are very cool, and things I never would have been able to get myself. I'll be adding more as I filter through some of the various shots, have a faster internet connection, and am not trying to pre-adjust a bit to avoid jet lag.


The first day of school. I may look a little out of it, I had only been in Thailand for about 17 hours and I had already been swept off to my school and thrown in front of 400 students asking questions...it was a bit to wrap my head around.


Actual picture of me participating in the school's celebration of the Buddhist holy day. Once again, it was amazing to partake, especially once I found out the full meaning of the day, and it's importance in the Buddhist year (basically it's Christmas, Easter, and New Year's wrapped into one day...kinda big)


Trying to work with some of my students on photosynthesis and cellular respiration.


My students hard at work...


Speaking at the end of the program round-up. I was simply going over what I had done with my classes over the previous two weeks.

Random Pics from Ko Tao

Home for the last four nights. Our little three person bungalow on the beach...


Our beautiful bay...




Paradise...? It sure looked nice on the beach...

There are many, many more pics (over 430 from Ko Tao alone). Let me know what you want posted!

More from Ko Tao

More fabulous sights from Ko Tao.


The view from the bungalow. The beach was only a 15 second walk from our door.


Relaxing on the beach the first afternoon.


Getting a closer look at the local scenery.


We even had sea anemones, complete with clownfish.

From under the sea

Some shots from our first day snorkeling. I absolutely love my underwater camera. It was totally worth it...

Back from Ko Tao!!

Our first few hours of freedom!!


Waiting at the Hua Lanphong Bangkok train station before heading south to Chomphon and the beaches...


From the boat ride over to Ko Tao.


One of our first views of the island.

From Ko Tao

Well, I'm posting this from the island of Ko Tao. It's been a fascinating two days that have been filled with many firsts. We took the train from Bangkok to Chumphon (it cost 480 baht...$14, plus we got a meal!). We then took a boat to the island. We followed that up with a crazy taxi ride to the other side of the island. We got here safe though, and have spent the last two days snorkeling and sleeping on the beach. (We did get that beachside bungalow we wanted...only $6/person/night...) We'll be here at the island until Thursday, then back to Bangkok that night. I'll update more, maybe with pictures, then. Until then, everything is going well, and we're having a great time.

Off for a week...

Today is Saturday morning in Bangkok and we're heading out to the weekend market for some inexpensive gift buying and shopping. Later today Carrie, Sarah, and I are taking off on a train, then speed boat to eventually get to the secluded island of Ko Tao. It's a beautiful island on the east side of the south of Thailand (google it, if you need a reason that we're going there...). We'll hopefully get in lots of snorkeling, maybe some SCUBA diving, some hiking, and, of course, relaxing in that beachside bungalow we'll hopefully be staying in. I'm leaving the computer with Piak, so I may not post until Thursday night when I'm back in Bangkok, or possible until I get back home. Keep commenting, I love to know people are actually reading...

Until next week, sawasdee khrup!