Life in Thailand

Hello Everyone,

So first of all, I finally feel like I am settled enough that I can take some time and update my blog.  Life has been so busy that I have not had the time.  I do appologize.

Over the next few posts I want to introduce you to the different aspects of my new life.  In this first one, I want to give you a bit of a rundown as to what I have been doing since I arrived in Thailand.

I arrived in Chiang Mai on August 13th.  I was staying at the OMF Guest House, called Hudson House while I got settled and found a home. 

Mekong Centre and Hudson House

During the first few days I was given some orientation on living in North Thailand and started to get introduced into the different aspects of my new life.  I looked at a couple of homes, went shopping for a cell phone and bike.  I also got shown different areas of the city. 

The Friday, August 16th I went to visit the Language school I would be attending.  I actually ended up sitting in on a class.  The class I was joining had stated on August 12th so I needed to catch up with the rest of the class.  So on Saturday, August 17th I went for a 2 hour catch up class.  I will tell you, trying to cram 4 lessons (2 hours a piece) into a 2 hour session was exhausting.  But my teacher is really nice and my class mates are really patient with me.  I am attending the Manna Thai Language School.  I am in class with a Korean couple.  My teacher is called kruu Anee.  Kruu means teacher in Thai. 

The school is not to far from the Mekong Centre where I have my language desk and do my individual study and homework.  It is only about a 6 minute bike ride.  The schedule for my language study is putty full.  I am presently doing fulltime study, and trust me, I need it.

Language study is from Monday to Friday:
9 to 9:40 am - review previous days lessons
10 to 12 am - Lessons with Teacher
          Monday, Wednesday and Friday I have group lessons
          Tuesday and Thursday I have Individual Lessons with the teacher.
               - Sometime this time is changed to 1 - 3 with a different teacher
1 to 5 pm - Homework, Culture Lessons and Individual Study at Mekong Centre

In the evenings and on Weekends I am trying to expore my area of the city and try to use what little Thai I now have. 

Well that is a glimps into my life of Language study.  Next time I will introduce you to where I live.  I will even give you a tour of my house.

Thanks for Praying.