Dear Abby

Right now I am sitting here in soi 40 with exciting news. We have an internet modem with a supply of weak internet connection. What does that mean? Well we can go on msn and I can check my hotmail account. Its kind of like the little engine that could, it is trying really hard but it shuts down before it gets to facebook or the blog. Either way, I’m not going to udder a word of complaint. I am grateful for any steady internet. Now all of you can look forward to msn dates and long emails from me.

To clarify, 2 days after I started this post and the internet connection is not steady and is instead random and always a hit or miss. My initial excitement is gone and I will now live for the random connectivity that comes from the comfort of our room.

On Friday, it was drizzling a bit so it was time to pull out the rain jacket. Jodie bought a poncho style rain coat the night before in Carrefour. I couldn’t help but giggle when she first sported it on Friday morning. She loves it though and it certainly does the trick. Her only other alternative was a Hello Kitty umbrella, which we both would not be caught dead using.
We taught Kindergarden in the morning. The class included discussion of opposites (big, small, left right), some singing and of course some duck duck goose. You can never go wrong with that game, it never gets old.

In the afternoon we taught our students from the south of Thailand along with Moss and two new students who hope to be attending RSS, a private international school in September. It was our last day with the students from the South so we spent the class playing wink murder and fruit basket. On Sunday we are planning a party for them. We have really enjoyed their class and we are going to really miss their enthusiasm and energy.
We also had a wonderful visit with our friends from the AIDS hospice. Nancy invited us for lunch and we accepted. Our time with our friends there is always so special. I feel like they are old friends who we visit regularly at the local coffee shop. We chat, make fun of each other, dance and sing a little and always enjoy each other’s presence.

On Saturday, we went to the weekend market. We walked through the pet section which was quite interesting. If you are like me and you feel guilty when you walk in a pet store then seeing the pet section would have killed you. The puppies were only a few weeks old, obviously too young to be sold and some of the smaller animals like hamsters and chicks were in such small corridors that they were literally piled on top of each other. There were also fully clothed bunnies in really small cages. It was definitely a sight and moments after we entered, we were on our way out.

I hope everyone is doing well, congrats to those who are done practicum.

Sending love from Thailand.

Misty