Settling In and Sukhothai

Sunday 10/25/15 6:00 PM After the last few days I finally feel settled in to my new home here in Tak. Our apartment is small, but it is enough to be the home base for all of our travels here in Thailand. Let me tell you about the last few days. On Thursday we were picked up at 9 am to go to our school for the first time. Our school, Takpittayakhom, is the largest in the region and has about 2,700 students. In the morning we were greeted by Clay,...

Orientation Part 2

Thursday 10/22/15 7:00 am Last night we finally arrived in Tak where we will be teaching for the next five months. Our apartment is small but it should be more than enough space for just the two of us. Today we will go to our school for the first time and meet our coordinator, Phi Dong, who will have a lot more information for us. But before that happens I wanted to update you all on the rest of orientation. We learned a lot about Thai culture...

Elephant Conservation Center Pics

This post will be just pictures of the elephant sanctuary. For a complete run down of the second part of orientation click here. Here are the elephant pictures: ...

Orientation (Part 1)

 10/17/15 Saturday 7:00AM The last few days have been an absolute whirlwind! Getting adjusted to the Thai time zone has been a little more difficult than I thought it would be. That first day in Bangkok I ate breakfast after finishing my blog post and then went out to explore the area around the hostel. The hostel was just two blocks away from Victory monument, a very bustling part of the city. There were lots of markets and street food...

The Journey

 10/13/15 6:00 am Phew, Molly and I finally made it to Thailand after over a day of airline travel. But before I get into the journey here let me talk about the time we spent in Chicago. We traveled to Chicago from Cincinnati via Megabus, which cost us $5 each. Once we got to Chicago we met up with Molly's sister Megan, who hosted us for the weekend, and went to one of our favorite spots in Lincoln Park, the Devil Dawgs on North Sheffield...

Departure

Hi everyone, and welcome to my blog, A Thailand Adventure! For those of you that didn’t already know I will be spending the next six months teaching in Thailand. I plan on using this blog to document my activities in Thailand, and my travels after the teaching experience is over. I plan on posting at least once a week and hope to include lots of good pictures, stories, and tips for other people considering a trip or teach abroad in Thailand. I...