I'm teaching 2 classes (3 hours each!) every day. The students are 3rd year university students in the leisure / hospitality management program, which is housed in the International College. The entire program is taught in English and the students' command of English (both written and spoken) is impressive!
There are 48 students in the classes. After the first class we all get our lunch at the university canteen. I order the same thing everyday: noodles. By now the Noodle Lady recognizes me (the farang) and whips up my bowl with a smile. It costs me all of 60 cents. I eat it with chopsticks and a spoon. It is spicy and sweet at the same time.
Here we are meeting with Dr. Napaporn, another wonderful administrator at SWU. We talked about the significance of their program as it relates to the Tourism Authority of Thailand.
Yesterday Panpim invited her staff and I to a lovely restaurant on the river Chao Phraya. It took 90 minutes to get there during rush hour. We took a motobike taxi, the Skyway, the water taxi in the river, and a short walk.
Here we are zipping through a small alley. My female Thai friends ride side saddle and barely hang on.
Pagoda on the river.
The International College Staff
We then went for a drink at the Dome at Lebua. It was an open air bar and restaurant 64 stories high.
6 comments:
You are brave to ride on the scooters. Notice they had on helmets & you didn't. Your head is your livelihood! I was too scared to do it.
I gave him a good tip!
I agree with Amy, you are brave to ride the scooters. Of course I felt we were brave to ride the long tail boat. How are the students?
Actually, the trip in the water taxi was what gave me pause! They'd bang their way up to the piers and you'd be lucky to jump off before they took off again!
Sawasdee ka... just wanted to say hello to my new professora ;)
See you at university tomorrow.
Does this mean that you'll be getting a Harley when you get back? :)
I loved the hotel with the swimming pool at least on the outside.
It was so nice of them to surprise you with a party.
Do you know how to make the spicy and sweet noodle dish?
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