Lesson planning gettin' you down?

I get by with a little help from my friends

"Well you haven't failed if you think of the real definition of a failure"
"Whats the definition of a failure"
"Somebody whos just given up"

CELTA

"You are one of the few teachers I've met that has such a natural ability to have a light hearted rapport while still keeping it professional"

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QUick update

+ have taught 2 lessons, both of which have been 'to standard'
-the celta is a lot of work
+ The people here are awesome
+the training center is beautiful
-/+we're in the middle of nowhere, and is almost impossible to leave
+2.5 weeks left
- 3 writing assingments left, and 5 classes
-3 weeks till my visa runs out
++3 weeks till I'm in LAOS
+ the weather here is epic
+I love the students here
-every class is super observed
+++++++++Took a summer camp position in BURMA fpr March-May!

Poppin bottles in the ice...like a blizzard

Rock climbingg
I went to KPP with big dreams people, big dreams. I was going to hang out for a few days and then start cramming in more Kohs. That went to hell when I checked into the Rock Backpackers, and somebody asked me how long I was staying. When I said, till I feel like leaving, and they replied welcome home, I probably should have taken that as a sign. Well, 3 days turned into over 2 weeks, but I don't regret it. Although I did nothing but party all night and chill all day, I had so much fun, making it all worth it. I went rock climbing for the first time, and realized I hate it (somebody in the hostel was a guide and took us fo' free. Thanks Bond!) It was without a doubt some of the weirdest and wildest times of my life, but I loved every seceond (well...almost every second). Now I'm in Chiang Mai, and miss the rock and the family, and the island, and the 45b big changs and the beach and the sun and all of it. I know I'll be back someday though.



Why are you dressed up? Why AREN'T you dressed up? Nobody told me it was costume night? WAIT~Its costume night???

Shout out to....

Robin!
Robin has the daunting task of being a token BFF, which, believe me, when one is as much as a free spirit as I am, is no easy thing. She does however makes the job look easy by having the ability to listen to me cry for an hour thousands of miles away, and remind me that I am Emofoin'P, and that life goes on.
I hope all of you have as awesome friends as I do, whether at home, abroad or somewhere in between.

The brave may not live forever~the cautious may not live at all

People ask the question... what's a RocknRolla? And I tell 'em - it's not about drums, drugs, and hospital drips, oh no. There's more there than that, my friend. We all like a bit of the good life - some the money, some the drugs, other the sex game, the glamour, or the fame. But a RocknRolla, oh, he's different. Why? Because a real RocknRolla wants the fucking lot.

All the crazy shit we did tonight

New Years Eve!
I think new years abroad is the most fun. Let me set the scene. IN Bozrah, its cold. Not just kind of chilly, but COLD. New Years eve I was lounging on the beach all day, working on my tan and reading my book (Saturday, by one of my favorite authors, Ian Mcewan if you cared). This has much been the routine for the last 3 days, which is making me question how I functioned in a normal society previous to this. That night the dormmates and I got a “family bucket” (which is exactly as it sounds) and started bar hopping. This is easy on an island the size of UCONN’s campus (the size of the island will soon become problematic). While doing this I ran into MAXXXXXXX from Koh Tao, the scuba diving friend who also went to UCONN. IT was a day~maker for sure. We went to the beach, which is the norm just in time for Midnight which was bonkers. Although there was no official countdown, similar to Shinoukville, you just kind of new it was midnight by the mass amount of fireworks that started exploding. Asia’s all about them. Christmas eve, now, it was amazing, and maybe one of the prettiest things. I truly believe everybody should party on a beach at least once for new years, especially while young. I really do think the Thai coast is amazing. After that, it got more fun, but you have to be part of the trusted council to hear the tales of triumph and glory, (and triumph was had my friends.)
Now I have about a week until I have to bounce up to Chiang mai for this class (Bleeeeeh) and don’t really know what to do. I could go do more island hopping, or I could just sit on Koh Phi Phi for the week and laze about. Both have the pros and cons, but I know people here, and I’m spending about 10 dollars a day, which is swell, as I really want to make it to May without a job so I can play with TINNNNNAAAAA. There’s a con, but it’s a long story for a different day. I’m not going to ask what you would do, since I really don’t care. I’ll figure it out, I always do.

So to my 4 readers, here’s to a successful and happy new year. Do what you love, fuck the rest.
Take care,
EP