Day 7: The Office.

(sigh) I just love my little Thai kids. I had the chance to help out with 2 English classes and a math class today in 6th grade. I loved it! So we're working on fluency in English, and Teacher David has the most amazing way to do so--singing! I walked in the classroom, and I swear I thought I'd walked into a live version of "A Christmas Story." You know, when the family ends up at a Chinese restaurant and the servers are trying to sing "Deck the Halls" (Fa ra ra ra ra ra ra ra ra...) Don't even act like you don't know exactly what I'm talking about. So yeah, my kids performed their Christmas carols for a grade today. I heard those little goofballs sing "Hark the Haaaawold Angel Sing! Glooooweee toooo da new boooown kiiiing" over and over again, and it was awesome! And then we sang songs from "A Nightmare Before Christmas." Absolutely hilarious. And it was awesome being able to work in the classroom today and talk to the teachers. Hearing the individual stories of each student with disabilities, struggles, successes, and such is so great. There's one kid with Asburgers who evidently never talks to anyone, but he recently found a catipillar, so he was showing us teachers and just talking up a storm about it! It was adorable to see his excitement and how he was coming out of his shell, and I especially enjoyed the delighted looks of the surprised teachers. I also have a kid with a permanent smile plastered on his face. Teacher David explained that it's a genetic disease that literally makes it impossible for this kid to not smile. His brother and his mom have the same disease! And I bet you can't guess what his nickname is...Joker. (I feel bad laughing, but that's just morbidly funny.) Oh, and there's a kid in my math class from Atlanta...I thought his English was a little more advanced than the rest of them. Haha. Cheater. I just love all my babies. I'm already giving up on knowing their names...

Ok...the office that Allison and I work in is literally going to be The Office. We have already determined which teachers correspond to which characters on the show. It's uncanny really. We seriously just sit at our desks and laugh while we watch everyone around us. We're especially fond of the sexy British guy who sits across from us. Mmm. I have to work hard to make sure Allison doesn't drown in her drool at times. I would go into most specifics, but I can already hear my dad saying, "Christin! You're a professional. This blog could cost you your job someday." So I'll just shut up. If you want to know more, I'll be more than happy to skype you and tell all. haha.

We had a farewell dinner for Mama Jo tonight. It was on top of the tallest building in Bangkok--83 floors! We went all the way up to the top to experience the revolving roof. That was pretty cool because we arrived right at sunset, so we watched the city as the sun plunged below the horizon. The food was pretty good at the rooftop restaurant too...I probably had the most insane combination of food on my plate--vegetarian pizza, apples, cake, and sushi. Everything tasted Thai except the apples, so I loaded up on those bad boys. Mmm...little tastes of America. I'm pretty upset about Mama Jo leaving...she hooked us up with Thai phrase/dictionaries. But really? Is that supposed to actually take her place? Last time I checked, a Thai dictionary isn't fun to get a massage with everyday. Gosh we'll miss that woman. But Allison and I are sending our Thai hats back with her to make the new Epsilon girls wear during Induction. I can't wait to skype them and see them wearing those ridiculous hats. Muahaha.

So, I think I can openly admit this. Maybe I wore my dark red shirt today in honor of the BCS National Championship game. Haha. And maybe I'm ridiculous, too. I'm just gonna say that this game is one of the biggest things I'm missing from home. Gosh I wish I could watch it live with my friends and eat a normal 2am Krystal #1 afterward. Ok, that's all I'm going to say about that...I'm gonna stop before I get emo. I really am torturing myself over this. If only I could just turn my brain off to all things back home...

I'm out.
Cwalk