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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
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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
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Matteyum
Thai school is different to English schools in a thousand ways. This is the first of three blog posts I will write about each of the schools I am in. Matteyum is the equivalent of secondary school. The matteyum I … Continue reading
Posted in Teaching English, Thailand
Tagged Adventure, Culture, English, Hilltribes, Karen, school, south east asia, Southeast Asia, teaching, Thai, Thailand, Travel
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Learning Thai
I think 90% of learning a new language is desire. If you want it enough, you will find a way to learn. When I arrived in Khun Yuam 3 weeks ago today, my desire increased exponentially. I was nervous about … Continue reading
A House-Warming
I am based across three schools, the Mae La Suksa Secondary and Primary Schools in Mae La Luang and Hoi Ku Pah Primary School, 5km further into the mountains. I first met the Headmaster of Hoi Ku Pah when I … Continue reading
Posted in Southeast Asia, The Karen
Tagged Adventure, Culture, Karen, Living in the mountains, Party, Thai, Thailand, Travel, Whisky
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Family Life
I live with Nuan and her husband Lipo. Nuan is 47 years old. A sprightly, energetic lady full of laughter. She smiles all the time, and though she speaks about as much English as I do Thai, so not very … Continue reading
Posted in Southeast Asia, The Karen
Tagged Adventure, Culture, family, Karen, Language, life, living, Living in the mountains, Mountains, No amenities, simple living, Thai, Thailand, Travel
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Wanderlust for Wild Places 