Wednesday, December 23, 2009
Friday, December 11, 2009
Wednesday, November 25, 2009
a writing sample
here is an example of one of my students writing assignments. I asked her to tell me about our field trip to the Noongoonch Gardens.
Aparently I missed the part when the Elephant did its painting.
Aparently I missed the part when the Elephant did its painting.
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
More Koh Samet
We took these photos on the last day.
On the ferry back to the city.
Just another candid photo of Lauren. Awkward arm.
There is and endless selection of fresh seafood that you can have BBQ'd right on the spot. Some of the stuff we've only seen on bizzare foods.
One of the nicest beaches on the island!
On the ferry back to the city.
Just another candid photo of Lauren. Awkward arm.
There is and endless selection of fresh seafood that you can have BBQ'd right on the spot. Some of the stuff we've only seen on bizzare foods.
One of the nicest beaches on the island!
October Outings: Koh Samet
Some Pictures from a holiday weekend in Koh Samet. October 9th-11th. I've just been to busy to load them, but heres a few
Fire dancers work our cove all night. Their music of choice is 90's trance anthems. Lots of sandstorm and the launch! made me wanna do the nordic track.
our table on the beach. connect four is a popular drinking game here.
a nice table right over the water where we ate and drank before the sun went down.
the view from our deck
about 40-50 usd during low season will get you a very nice, clean and air conditioned private cabana about 20 steps from the ocean
Fire dancers work our cove all night. Their music of choice is 90's trance anthems. Lots of sandstorm and the launch! made me wanna do the nordic track.
our table on the beach. connect four is a popular drinking game here.
a nice table right over the water where we ate and drank before the sun went down.
the view from our deck
about 40-50 usd during low season will get you a very nice, clean and air conditioned private cabana about 20 steps from the oceanOctober Outings
On October 8th we had a faculty retreat to Pattaya, 2 hours south, where the Noongoonch Gardens reside. The gardens are best known for the famous Elephants that paint pictures of themselves and do other rediculous things that elephants should never do. Lauren loves elephants so she asked this one to take a picture.
Is this rediculous or what? Its funny to watch but at the same time very upsetting.
You can buy bananas and give the elephant a fruit for riding the tricycle so well. Those bars infront of the elephants are newly installed because a month ago a small child was killed by one of the elephants. Aparently the kid had a banana, but instead of just giving it to the elephant, he/she teased the giant beast with the piece of fruit. the elephant got very mad, and since there was nothing stopping the elephant from charging and raming the child with its giant trunk, it did.
But its a great show! good for families and small children learning how to ride a tricycle. If the elephant can do it, then no excuses! get on the damn trike!
Is this rediculous or what? Its funny to watch but at the same time very upsetting.
You can buy bananas and give the elephant a fruit for riding the tricycle so well. Those bars infront of the elephants are newly installed because a month ago a small child was killed by one of the elephants. Aparently the kid had a banana, but instead of just giving it to the elephant, he/she teased the giant beast with the piece of fruit. the elephant got very mad, and since there was nothing stopping the elephant from charging and raming the child with its giant trunk, it did.
But its a great show! good for families and small children learning how to ride a tricycle. If the elephant can do it, then no excuses! get on the damn trike!Monday, October 19, 2009
September Explorations
Bangkok's Chinatown is pretty crazy! Pretty much all there is to do there is eat and buy gold jewelry. Its a cool part of town though with lots of interesting food stalls and restaurants. Lots of shark fin soup places, but we haven't tried yet. Maybe next time. We did get some of the best steamed pork buns I have ever had from a street stall!
The Chao Phraya river has ferries that run all day and its a great way to get from Wat Pho down to Chinatown.
The Chao Phraya river has ferries that run all day and its a great way to get from Wat Pho down to Chinatown.
A typical street scene downtown. Lots of fresh fruit being sold from these motorbike vendors. Lauren was shopping for clothes since she forgot to pack some and I was just waiting so I snapped a pic of this guy selling fruit.
Wat Pho is one of the most beautiful Wats in Bangkok with one of the most impressive Buddha statues I've ever seen! The Lonely Planet books are coming in handy, thanks Dip!
The city has water canals that run all over the place. You can get from one end of the city to the other by water taxi, which is much faster and cheaper than taking a taxi in traffic. The water taxi boats are actually pretty fast for their size. But the khlongs (canals) are pretty narrow and with constant two way boat traffic the water can get very choppy. Sometimes I bounce out of my seat or think that our boat is going to flip over, but nothings happend yet, knock on wood, and its actually become one of our preferred methods of public transportation. Just remember to keep your mouth closed when riding. Take a look at that khlong water and you'll know what I'm talking about! The key thing here is making sure your typhoid vaccine is current.
This is the khlong water taxi stop closest to our apartment. Its about a 10 minute walk. To go all the way downtown on the water taxi costs about 18 baht per person or about 50 cents. To take a taxi it would cost somewhere between 3 and 4 hundred baht!
Wat Pho is one of the most beautiful Wats in Bangkok with one of the most impressive Buddha statues I've ever seen! The Lonely Planet books are coming in handy, thanks Dip!
The city has water canals that run all over the place. You can get from one end of the city to the other by water taxi, which is much faster and cheaper than taking a taxi in traffic. The water taxi boats are actually pretty fast for their size. But the khlongs (canals) are pretty narrow and with constant two way boat traffic the water can get very choppy. Sometimes I bounce out of my seat or think that our boat is going to flip over, but nothings happend yet, knock on wood, and its actually become one of our preferred methods of public transportation. Just remember to keep your mouth closed when riding. Take a look at that khlong water and you'll know what I'm talking about! The key thing here is making sure your typhoid vaccine is current.
This is the khlong water taxi stop closest to our apartment. Its about a 10 minute walk. To go all the way downtown on the water taxi costs about 18 baht per person or about 50 cents. To take a taxi it would cost somewhere between 3 and 4 hundred baht!
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