Tawan and School
Tonight I went to Central Bang Na to meet my new friend Tawan for coffee at Starbucks. (Yes, Thailand has Starbucks and even Auntie Anne's soft pretzels!!) We had a fun time chatting there before we walked to some outside shops close by to browse. Then she informed me that she was hungry, so on the way home we stopped at an outside restaurant for some "kuaytiaw", a type of soup. This particular soup had a fair share of jelled blood in it, which I opted to leave in the bowl.:) But the broth was quite tasty, if a bit spicey. It felt good on my scratchy throat (still fighting off a cold from my cold ride last weekend. Below is our oh so photogenic faces. Well, OK, Tawan is photogenic; I'm not.:)
Other various and sundry news items include the fact that I have just started level 4 of my language classes. This module focuses on reading and writing Thai script. Supposedly by the end of this module a student will have learned all the rules-and exceptions-to read and write in Thai. I'm told it is the hardest module with the heaviest workload. I'm about to find out for myself! Our class is small, only 5 people, so I think that will be a good thing.
I also finally started with a language tutor at the school. I will meet Monday and Wednesday each week from 3:00 to 5:00, so those will be long days in Bangkok. Regular classes meet from 8:00 to 12:00, so I will have 3 hours to kill before my tutoring session starts. I am hoping to use that time to complete the homework given in the morning. But on those two days, I will not get home before 6:30 or 7:00 in the evening.
I think that about catches you up on my life in general!