Where do I begin with this place? The Elephant Nature Park just North of Chiang Mai is a world all it’s own. It’s a place unlike any other. It’s breathtakingly beautiful and it’s filled with so much love and hope…
Author: Christina Peebles
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In Which Teacher Britta Heads to Northern Isan (Or, Almost–But Not Quite–Laos)
It’s the moment you’ve all been waiting for (or so I like to think, in my egotistical, self-centered mind).
Okay, but I DO know that many of you have been anxious to hear about where I’ll be teaching in this vast and beautiful country that is Thailand.
Well, it’s announcement time!
**Drumroll please**
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I’m so excited to announce that in a few short days, I’ll be leaving the beautiful mountainous region of Northern Thailand (I’ll miss you, Chiang Mai! I love you, Chiang Mai!) for the vast and mysterious landscape that is ISAN.
Isan, for all y’all unaccustomed to Thailand, is what we people familiar with Thai geography (or more like just barely familar, in my case) call Eastern Thailand.
Isan is the poorest region of Thailand.
It also has really nice people and the best food. According to my TESOL instructor, at least, who teaches at a school in Isan (I mean, she’s probably not biased or anything).
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Contemplations on My Place in Thailand Thus Far
I’ve been thinking a lot the last few days. Processing everything that has happened in the last two weeks. Trying to understand everything that has happened from the good, the not so good (and yes, there has been some of…
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Chiang Mai: A Week (or So) In Pictures
Teacher Britta has lesson plans to complete for language camp later this week. So, writing isn’t happening right now. However, here’s a few pictures of this GORGEOUS country that I now call home: Doi Suthep is a really famous and huge…
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#WeekendCoffeeShare–Thailand, the First Few Days Edition
If we were having coffee, I’d tell you all about how happy I am to be here sharing some coffee with you today. If we were having coffee, I’d tell you about how exhausting this week has been. After my…
