The best-dressed ladyboys in Chaiyaphum

I was looking through some old photos from my semester in Chaiyaphum, and I came across one that just had to go up on the blog. And I realized that I have never properly addressed the subject of ladyboys. The well-dressed individuals in this photo are ladyboys. They may be dressed better than most of [...]

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Last day at Satrichaiyaphum High

That pretty much sums it up. I haven’t posed for that many camera-phones in my life. I even got to sign a few autographs. Here are some of the highlights: Most of Mathayom 4/2 didn’t make it to our final lesson, but a few of them did. And they even wrote some kind words on [...]

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I’ll miss you, Mathayom 4/9

I just finished my last class here at Satrichaiyaphum High. Final exams start tomorrow and run through the end of next week, which means I’m 150 tests and a bit of paperwork away from completing my first semester as an English teacher. I still can’t believe that sentence is true, but I’m getting used to [...]

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Good luck, Mathayom 1/1

Friday was my last class with Mathayom 1/1, so I had to take a few class photos. That peace sign pose, by the way, is literally the only way Thai people take pictures. And it’s not just kids. Anyone you meet on the street, in a bar, at a restaurant. Same pose.

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Super Thursday

Two days after the Super Tuesday primaries, the votes were counted here at Satrichaiyaphum High in the annual student leader election. In a landslide victory, Satang from Mathayom 4/9 (one of my students!) won the election with 798 votes. The victory capped weeks of intense campaigning, including a last-minute rally yesterday afternoon that featured a [...]

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