Oh my Gosh, I have become a morning person
Yes it's true, I am now a morning person. I get up at 6 am and go through my morning routine. Walk to the corner (.5 kilometer) and catch a taxi. It takes me to the Hoya Plant near Future park(they make prescription classes for SE Asia) in about 15 or 20 minutes. From there I catch a van from this plant to the Ayuthuia plant which is about a half hour ride.
I usually arrive between 8 and 8:30. The plant is located in an industrial park just south of Ayuthuia. There are over 30 companies in this park. Development Solutions (the company I work for as a contract teacher) is trying to get into more of these companies in the park, so after this project ends at the end of December I should have something to do with this group (they have told I may have a Tuesday night, Thursday night gig starting in December). They pay fairly well.
Once I have arrived I set up the classroom and one of the ladies in the building brings me a nice cold bottle of water. A little later she brings me a cup of green tea and a cup of coffee. On some days I see Noi, the company training director. The first class arrives at 9 and we go until 11 with a 10 minute break. The students are all foreman or supervisors. The three groups I meet with in the morning are elementary English whereas the afternoon class are beginners.
At 11 I have a three hour break and have an early lunch (rice dish and sausage or fried egg, coke an maybe a piece of fruit, all for 40 Bhat or 1 dollar). I spend the afternoon preparing lesson plans for the afternoon class and the next mornings class. The lady also brings me a cup of green tea and a cup of coffee and another half liter of water in the afternoon if I need it. If I have time after doing my lesson plans I read (Dean Koontz and the classics are what I read mostly). From 2 to 4 I teach the beginners. At 4:05 the van leaves for the other plant from which I catch a taxi and I am usually home before 5 pm.
About 5:30 or six I grab dinner or make it myself (I bought a frig and electric wok). I spend a couple of hours on the internet (20 bhat an hour - 50 cents). I watch a little TV or study Thai or Buddhism. To bed about 10, read awhile and then off to sleep where I dream about a five way juicy. This is pretty much it for Tuesday through Friday. I also go in on Saturday but only teach the morning class. Back home by noon. As you can tell it's a rough life. No car payments, no credit card payments. Just rent, utilities, food, books ( I found several used book stores that have English novels and the like for as little as 100 Bhat ($2.50)), and one night out a week.
I usually arrive between 8 and 8:30. The plant is located in an industrial park just south of Ayuthuia. There are over 30 companies in this park. Development Solutions (the company I work for as a contract teacher) is trying to get into more of these companies in the park, so after this project ends at the end of December I should have something to do with this group (they have told I may have a Tuesday night, Thursday night gig starting in December). They pay fairly well.
Once I have arrived I set up the classroom and one of the ladies in the building brings me a nice cold bottle of water. A little later she brings me a cup of green tea and a cup of coffee. On some days I see Noi, the company training director. The first class arrives at 9 and we go until 11 with a 10 minute break. The students are all foreman or supervisors. The three groups I meet with in the morning are elementary English whereas the afternoon class are beginners.
At 11 I have a three hour break and have an early lunch (rice dish and sausage or fried egg, coke an maybe a piece of fruit, all for 40 Bhat or 1 dollar). I spend the afternoon preparing lesson plans for the afternoon class and the next mornings class. The lady also brings me a cup of green tea and a cup of coffee and another half liter of water in the afternoon if I need it. If I have time after doing my lesson plans I read (Dean Koontz and the classics are what I read mostly). From 2 to 4 I teach the beginners. At 4:05 the van leaves for the other plant from which I catch a taxi and I am usually home before 5 pm.
About 5:30 or six I grab dinner or make it myself (I bought a frig and electric wok). I spend a couple of hours on the internet (20 bhat an hour - 50 cents). I watch a little TV or study Thai or Buddhism. To bed about 10, read awhile and then off to sleep where I dream about a five way juicy. This is pretty much it for Tuesday through Friday. I also go in on Saturday but only teach the morning class. Back home by noon. As you can tell it's a rough life. No car payments, no credit card payments. Just rent, utilities, food, books ( I found several used book stores that have English novels and the like for as little as 100 Bhat ($2.50)), and one night out a week.
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