Oy. It seems that my last entry, that I worked so long on, disappeared some how. I don't understand technology. I'm not going to attempt to retype the whole entry again - you'll have to wait until Saturday for a new entry, when I'm in the blog updating mood.
However, I can assure you that things are okay over here. I'm settling into a routine as much as it is possible, particularly with my students. I've been working them hard- especially the odler ones- but I'm hoping that it will pay off in the long run.
Last Saturday, I had to go to Myanmar to get my visa renewed... and I spent a few hours in Myawaddy, Myanmar..... that was interesting indeed. It is supposedly one of only two Burmese towns with 24 hour electricity, as they manage to steal it from the Thais (the other being their brand new capital, Napidaw). It's also the first time that someone gave me change in the form of a ciggarette.
For those of you keeping track, there's been a slight change to my travel itenerary. I plan to leave Mae Sot on 14 August, taking the bus to Bangkok. Frmo Bangkok, I plan to take a night train to the Lao border, cross into Lao, spend a day in Vientiane, 2 in Luang Prabang, go back to Bangkok, fly from bangkok to Hong Kong on the 19th, and spend one day in Hong Kong, then, come back to the states on the 20th. I'll keep you all updated on how that goes.
That's all from me... I've very disappointed at the loss of my last entry, which none of you will ever read. It was a true gem. Take care.
**edit 19 May 2008**
I couldn't write this at the time, but I know sure well why my entry wasn't successfully
posted at the time. Although I wasn't aware of it, I was culture shocking a little bit: and taking it out on Thailand. I said some reasonably nasty things about Thailand, and I guess I underestimated the extent of the military junta which was ruling Thailand at the time. In retrospect, I'm glad the entry wasn't posted, because, by the end of my trip, and looking back, I've come to appreciate and love Thailand and Thai people.
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