My new home!

Last night my coordinator picked me up at the hotel and it was so chaotic with everyone leaving it was hard to say goodbye. We are now all dispersed all over Thailand and it’s pretty crazy to think about. It tool almost 2 hours with the traffic to make it to Nakhon Pathom. Majuri and another man that works at the school took me out to a delicious meal and once again I stuffed myself with Ton Kha soup, seafood curry served in a coconut, crab, Japanese vegetables, rice and spring rolls. Then they drove me to the apartment where I will be staying the next 12 months. They call is the “mansion” but it is just dorm-style rooms with a common kitchen and laundry that I haven’t explored yet. The bathroom is small and the shower is just stuck out of the wall and goes into the toilet when you turn it on. I will be just fine with no hot water because it is extremely hot and I cannot figure out the air. I slept with the fan blowing on me last night and was still very sticky.

It is sinking in that this is all for real and my coordinator is picking me up soon to go to the store to buy black pants and some home appliances that I need still. She was so nice and got me a bottom sheet, pillow, an electric kettle, water, bread and some crackers and jam. I’m sure that I’ll be going to her for lots of things because her door is just 2 down from me.

Today Majuri and Runna (pronounced Lana) took me to the Big C shopping center for lunch and so I could pick up a few things like pants and shampoo. I got to drive around both the boy's school and the girl's school as well. With all the buildings this school feels more like it's own little town, it's HUGE! I organized my room and finally got my internet working. I would like to take a few days to visit an island before I start work, but we'll see how that works out!

Miss everyone please stay in contact!