On The WEB At Last!

Hello - We have found an internet cafe and wanted to let the world know that all of us are doing well. We are being well fed and are now living with each of our host families. We attend language class almost every day for four hours. The afternoons are devoted to various topics. Those of us involved with teaching have been visited by a couple who are just finishing up their 27 months in Thailand. They are both teachers. Bob and Carol have generously shared with us many teaching ideas and tips. They have used each and every one of the materials given to us that they developed. The second group is involved with community development. Visits have been made to the local government offices and introductions made. The people in this group are studying the structure of the government and its day to day operations.


Here is Bob. He has been teaching in Thailand for 2 years. His term of service is almost over. As you can tell from this photo he has yet to run out of enthusiasm. All of us in the teaching group REALLY enjoyed listening to Bob. His wife and partner is Carol. She also had wonderful materials and insights to share with us.


This is a road-side restaurant. The lady you see is the cook, cashier, and clean up crew. Her food was wonderful and her stand offers a great view of the river and the wat that lies across the waters. She was so happy when a group of us came to eat. She would cook to order on the spot. No warmed over food. All fresh and sold with a smile!


A photo of the wat across the river. The view was serene and the breeze from the river refreshing!


Want to know how we feel about our Peace Corps service thus far? Well, Bill shows us what we all are experiencing. Most of us have wanted this for quite some time and can hardly believe our dreams have come true and we are here in the "Land of Smiles".


Here are Bob and Carol. What a great Team! Loved every minute of their lectures. Unfortunately they were only with us for two days. Each and every one of us in the teaching group wanted to be able to take them to our site with us. But alas, they are leaving because their term of service is almost over.
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