Last Day of School

Today is the last day that I will be in Watsriwisuttharan primary school. I just finished giving a small speech to the students and teachers in front of the flag, at assembly (very much like my first day of school). I thanked all the teachers for their help and thanked the students for being so fantastic. I applauded the teachers' determination in teaching and the students' eagerness in learning.

Ahhhhh, I really don't want to leave this school.. or Thailand. The students that I taught made cards for me and some even gave me gifts-- it was very thoughtful of them. To return the favor I brought along American flags, keychains and pens from my state (Hawaii) and I gave them out as prizes if they could answer English related questions. It's an understatement to say that they enjoyed it-- they were having a great time.

For the teachers who have helped me out and treated me so well, I gave them letters (+ a flag and keychain) that I wrote yesterday. I also added in my address so that they could contact me if they wanted to. Almost all the teachers expressed a desire to go to America, to which I always cheerfully replied, "Yes! Come and visit me!!!"

To end this blog and this day on a sad note, I am attending a funeral today. I went to one last week and it was quite interesting but very sad, as are most funerals. I don't know the deceased but my mom does so I'm going and good golly, I'm wearing yellow- of all colors! Today is Monday so I wore yellow for the king and my mom didn't tell me about the funeral, so hopefully my black jacket will suffice.

I won't be able to write much because I'm leaving for Bangkok to meet with the other AFSers tomorrow night. I'm traveling in a bus with the other 3 Americans for about 5-6 hours and will then catch a taxi to the hotel.

Gosh, it's all ending so quickly.