20,000 Miles in 5 Days

Tomorrow I leave for the Pickering Fellowship Orientation! I will be traveling about 10,000 miles each way (taking about 24 hours) and have three days in D.C., then return to Bangkok and Lam Plai Mat. It is an exciting but exhausting trip.

Everything here has been going well minus a 20 minute stint of food poisoning. I am still enjoying teaching and am impressed by the aptitude of the students. Also, I have been quite impressed by the teachers and their knowledge of education theory - they really know how to engage students and ensure learning.

On Saturday I learned how to cook Tom Yam soup, one of my favorite Thai dishes. It is surprisingly easy with the right ingredients, but I know that when I return to the US that whatever I attempt will taste nothing like it should, just like my attempts at African cuisine.

I have uploaded a couple more pictures in the Lamplaimat album so feel free to check it out.