Matt’s Travel Blog

After 2 months of teaching, and having obligations I am free to do what I want. I’m not going to bother being reflective about it.. too much happened and it was all to new. I’ll have a better idea of how it all fits into my life after a few months, or when i’m back in Canada.

The first thing I did when I was done; drink a beer and go see a movie. I went and saw ‘Tum Yum Goong” or “Shrimp Soup” haha.. the new Tony Ja movie that just came out. It was really good.. lots of Muai Thai and I could understand about 50% of it. No subtitles … probably come to Canada .. at christmas??

Right now i’m just getting ready to travel, washing all my clothes by hand.. washing machines are for the slightly more rich and powerful.. and trying to book a place to stay on Kao Pha-Ngan for the full moon party, hopefully i get a place to stay because it gets pretty busy. If not i’ll just go to Kao Samui and take a speed boat from one island to the other. After that I want to go to Kao Tao and get my diving license. That’s my mini plan… stay tuned and all that …

Here’s some pics.. i have more but asia n stuff..

These first 2 are of Phimai achient ruins.. very touristy of me.

Primary kids..

Chaiyaphum

Fishing huts on a lake.

Students at Tamafaiwan school. These girls are rare cause they could actually ask me more than “What food you like Thailand?”

One of the punk bands on Kao San Road, and the only Thai i’ve seen with an affro.

Outdoor school I taught at for a weekend in Phiboon about 30 min from the boarder of Laos.

Nong Pen, organizer of Volunthai who helps me speak Lao and Thai when i’m completely lost, and her super cute niece Nong Ming who I taught to do front flips and who taught me some of the Thai alphabet.

Camel mascot.. something every other school in existence is lacking.

Orcid. These flowers aparently can grow anywhere and tend to be planted on the sides of trees.. ala photo.

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