teeecha

I survived my first week and another Monday.

So, I have a student named Pig. 5th grade boy, a little on the chubby side- but there is another Pig who is trim, so I don't know if they quite get the association. I teach his class on Friday afternoon, so they are all a bit hot- did I mention how hot it is? So yes, third floor no air con and no fan (fear not, we've moved classrooms). I gave the class a simple exercise and things are going well until Pig decides he doesn't understand and calls me to his desk. I go over to help him out when I get struck by a strong strange odor, oh its him. Thankfully he sits by the door so I had some breeze help to breath. The funny part is that he didn't get the exercise after I explained it to him and for the rest of the class he followed me around calling "teeecha, teeecha." It was rough. Cute kid, bad odor.

There was another little boy, 3rd grader, who kept acting as if he were spiderman the entire class. Finally I went up to him and did the whole "shoot a web from my wrist" action like he was doing and told him "see, you're not Spiderman, you have no power." People think women are hard to explain and live on their own planet, if that's the case, children are in a different universe. They are just strange little creatures. Or as Christina says about her preschool/ kindergardeners "they are just little blobs who's main purpose is to consume and excrete."

The weekend was fun, aside from my cellphone getting stolen. We went to dinner at a place called Cabbage & Condoms (www.cabbagesandcondoms.co.th) that benefits AIDS education. I remember reading about how well Thailand has dealt with the AIDS epidemic, and just observing small things realize that the US could learn a few lessons from the Thai approach. We then went to a Thai club that was nicer than any I have ever been to, there was a live band in the ladies room. Classy. I tutored kindergardeners on Saturday morning, my dream job really....or at least a way to get some extra spending money. Then I went to the weekend market and got some more stuff to make my room feel more homey.

On that note time to rest for another fun filled day of children and taxis.