Wednesday, June 01, 2005
Another day off finds me in the village of Nong Sao. I am starting to pick up a little Thai and Lao so my ability to interact is a fraction better than before. The talk of the day centered around the Miss Universe contest, which was held in Thailand this year. It’s a testament to what a globalized place the world has become when the water-cooler talk in fortune five hundred companies and the idle chatter of the idle villagers in rural Thailand is on the same topic. Now if we could distribute wealth as we do information…
In other news, I finally have several decent classes of students. Wow, what a difference. Being a teacher is akin to being a coach – good players (students) can make or break you. I’d like to think that I have enough skill to reach even those with less ability, but the job becomes so much more pleasant when working with self-motivated, intelligent individuals.