7.18.12

I’ve always said that the best way to start out a Wednesday is with a runway fashion show. I’m glad someone finally figured that out.

It was a beautiful morning but they were assembling on the top floor instead of on the basketball court. Of course, we had no prior knowledge of this. Wish we had. I would have brought my camera. When we got up there, we noticed there were a whole bunch of art objects and things like cowboy hats and visors made out of coke cans. Khun Wanchai explained that the students had made these things, all from recycled materials. They were really great. We sat down on the couches and listened as usual. Patricia got up and spoke English, imploring the students to get their ABA textbooks (they have had them available for three weeks and she is still having classes show up with half of them missing their books). Typically, once we are done speaking English to the assembly, we head back to our office. Something told us to hold off today. I’m really glad we did. Continue reading →