Goings on

Well, it looks like I'm going to have to just stick with current stories instead of trying to catch up with the ones I haven't posted yet! Life is busy here. Either we're in class, preparing a lesson, teaching, or studying. And if we're not doing one of those, we're most likely eating or at the pool or the beach.

I've now taught three 45 minute sessions, with another 3 likely this week. I'm excited to get them done, but nervous realizing how quickly the next two weeks are going to fly by. Already we've had to say goodbye to 3 of our classmates and we all know that the end of the course will come all to soon. On that same note, I plan on beginning to apply for teaching jobs this week, and if possible I think I will stay in Phuket, at least somewhere on the island. Job prevalence is pretty high, so cross your fingers and hopefully I can have it all worked out soon!

While I haven't gotten the chance as yet to tell the fun stories about Patong, this past Saturday a small group of us spent the day at a beach called Kata. I found it absolutely stunning.

Oh, while I'm throwing up a few pictures; These here are displayed on the "large" setting on blogspot and I am only able to add them one at a time. I have started dumping photos on Facebook and I expect to find a photo sponsoring site sometime after I'm done with the course. I'll try to throw a few on here every now and again, but sadly some of you will have to be patient and wait a few weeks. Sorry!

Okay back to Kata. What an amazing day in an amazing place. A perfectly sunny day on a white sandy beach with new friends from around the world. Saturday was one of those days I could only have hoped for when I left home. It was only my third encounter with an ocean, having only been to San Diego once and having spent only a brief time actually on the beach in Patong, where the rip current was strong and swimming was frowned upon. We were lucky enough to hit a day in Kata where the waves just barely broke on their approach and we could spend hours out playing in them, regularly alternating with sunbathing and running around or playing in the sand. I'm currently quite the fan of the ocean and I hope that wherever I teach in Phuket, I can live somewhere near the beach so that I can run barefoot across the sand each morning. We'll have to cross our fingers for that as well.

Well, it once again approaches class time, but perhaps this week I'll have so much to do that I'll distract myself by writing again? Only time will tell! Hope you're all well back home!