Sweat...SWEEEAAATTT!!

The weather can't make up it's mind(feels like stupid sacramento before I left lol). It rains in the evenings...torrential downpours. Then in the mornings it's nice and cool-ish, and by afternoon it's sunny and sticky hot. Except today. Today was nice all day. I like my students, but could do without the boys haha. Gave spelling tests today to two of my classes, and the other three get to take it tomorrow. I've got a good number of their names down, but not all yet. Well, I have their nicknames down. I don't think anyone knows how to say their Thai names..except maybe their parents.
Some of the common nicknames are Pim, Tang-kwa, Ploy, Mook, Eng, Fah, and Tan. And then there are some that obviously came from the parents just picking an english word and assigning it to their child, like Inter, Eye, Name(yes, one girl's nickname is Name), Garfield(this one made me laugh), Stamp, Earn, Pun, Best, Bright, Gun, Oat, Ping-pong, Show, Mint, and my personal favorite: Earth. Then you look at their Thai names on the roll sheet:
Pacharapong
Napassawan
Chanoknart
Punnachaya
Jetsadawut
Thipgunya
Boonyakiet
Supakdiporn
Pimpapha
Ganchagorn
Aphichaya
Prachayaporn
Kasiddej
Kanitphong
Pan-aonkamol
Chonrlasit
Jittisopon
Sirinard

...Yeah. Just to name a few.

Bauj and I are going to try to find a zoo this weekend to go to when we're not doing laundry. I get my first paycheck next Monday! Very excited about that. Paying rent, hopefully getting a microwave, and such. I'll keep ya posted. But for now, more pictures!



Some of my "food" last week...


Bauj outside the entrance to the pool


The pool at our apt complex...not too shabby


My newest additions, rug and table, purchased at the market next to the school


Our torrential downpour


Part of our little marching band! When they started drumming, it sounded like home. :)