July 29, 2008

I'm typing from the school again and I just finished going over listening comprehension with the students. I interviewed one student at a time and asked them questions about their daily life, the time, etc and they had to answer and listen in English. Most students were struggling a lot with answering the questions or understanding them; however, I was pleased to see that some students spoke in complete sentences and had very good pronunciation.

Yesterday, at the Naresuan University's exhibition, I got to sit down with a lady who was part of a meditation exhibit. It was a very cool experience and I felt very relaxed afterwards. Many Thais practice meditation and in the very school I volunteer in, students meditate for 5 minutes in Music Class! It's hard to imagine how children can sit still for such a period of time.

Also, at the Naresuan University, I saw two huge roosters perched atop an even bigger wooden basket. They were displayed there as symbols of the past King Naresuan's (the university is named after him, and he is greatly revered) rooster. This rooster fought with the rooster of the Prince of Burma and won- the Thais are very proud of this victory :). The roosters that were in the exhibition scared me quite a bit. They were so still and tall! They did not jump off the basket and run around on a pecking rampage, which surprised me :)