Recent Comments
Vy on Sapa headingnordkapp on Monty’s First UK Ou… Helge on Monty’s First UK Ou… Lou on Netherlands and Nearly Ho… Richard on Netherlands and Nearly Ho…
Tag Archives: Karen
Saying Goodbye
Well, I have left Mae La Luang and am now sitting in Maddy’s Dad’s beautiful apartment in Bangkok. It is somewhat surreal to think that my time in the school is over. It turned out to be 10 weeks, a … Continue reading
Posted in Teaching English, Thailand
Tagged Culture, Karen, Mountains, TEFL, Thailand
Leave a comment
A few photos.
Posted in Best of the Blog, Living with Locals, Teaching English, Thailand, The Karen
Tagged Culture, Hilltribes, Karen, Living in the mountains, photos, Southeast Asia, TEFL, Thailand
Leave a comment
A little bit manic.
I am leaving on Saturday and I am not getting a leaving party from my school, as they would normally do, because everybody is busy with exams and a multitude of other jobs. Having seen what a show Thai people … Continue reading
Posted in Living with Locals, Teaching English, Thailand, The Karen
Tagged Culture, Hilltribes, Karen, Thailand, Travel
Leave a comment
Pbakuu
Pbakuu is a man, at a guess in his mid forties. He is well built, especially for a Thai man, and his skin is dark from a life lived outside in the sunshine. He doesn’t say much but has a … Continue reading
Posted in Living with Locals, The Karen
Tagged disability, Hilltribes, Karen, Thailand
Leave a comment
Teaching English
I am a huge believer in education, in fact I would even go as far as saying that I believe it is the single most effective way to change a situation, or perhaps even the world. Having said that, I … Continue reading
Posted in Teaching English, Thailand
Tagged Culture, Hilltribes, Karen, south east asia, TEFL, TESL
1 Comment
Hoi Ku Pah School
Swimming in the river is not the first thing that springs to mind when you think of Teaching English as a foreign language, but sure enough, last Friday, the students of Hoi Ku Pah and I went for a not-so-quick … Continue reading
Posted in Teaching English, Thailand
Tagged Culture, Hilltribes, Hoi Ku Pah, Karen, Karen Hilltribes, teaching, TEFL, Thailand
2 Comments
Family Life
Whilst I cannot claim to be any kind of expert on Thai or Karen life, it did not take much time here to realise that there are some profound differences between family life here and that in the UK. For … Continue reading
Posted in Living with Locals, The Karen
Tagged Culture, family, Hilltribes, Karen, Mountains, Thailand, Travel
Leave a comment
A Collection of Conversations
Conversation 1: It was not late, but it felt it. It was a few weeks ago and the nights were still drawing in quickly and thickly. Nuan and I were drinking Lao Kow (“White Whisky”) on the porch outside. One … Continue reading
Posted in Living with Locals, The Karen
Tagged Conversation, Culture, Hilltribes, Karen, Language, Thailand, Travel
Leave a comment
Pretom
The Pretom school in Mae La Luang is part of the same school as the Matteyum I work in but is located elsewhere in the town. Every day I ride my bicycle through the temple grounds to get to it. Usually … Continue reading
Posted in Teaching English, Thailand
Tagged Culture, English, Hilltribes, Karen, Living in the mountains, Mountains, south east asia, teaching, TEFL, Thai, Thailand
2 Comments
Celebrating in Style
Like a new house, it is Thai tradition to celebrate a new building of any kind. My Matteyum is opening to a further three year groups from May this year, the start of the new academic year, and as such … Continue reading
Posted in Southeast Asia, Teaching English, Thailand
Tagged celebration, Culture, English, Karen, Living in the mountains, new, photos, school, south east asia, teaching, TEFL, Thai, tradition, Travel
Leave a comment
Wanderlust for Wild Places 