June in Thai Mueang

June in Thai Mueang.
David in Scotland was so kind to remind me about our blog not being updated for a while. Thanks for the reminder. Please remember to leave some comments or questions of your own.

It has been quite a hectic start of the new school year, I myself am back at Thungpho Wittaya Secondary in Khok Kloi, about 20 km from here. It felt so good coming back to Thungpho, seeing the students, talking to them, feel the life and the vibes there are at a school is always great. I’ve also been around to the schools in our program to see if there are any changes to be made for the new year, they are all very helpful and they all asked me when they will get the next volunteer.

Our volunteer correspondent Chelsey, has gone back to Canada, she had to go back to finish her law degree. Chelsey and I started the work of getting TMV on the internet, getting the word out and getting us known on the web. It was quite a task considering that neither of us had ever done any work like this before.

Memories of Chels
I use a 3 to 4 finger system when “punching” on the keyboard, I don’t know how many fingers that are involved when Chels is “punching”, but it seems to me that the elegant attack the keyboard is being punished with… is very effective. One becomes attached to the keyboard, it becomes part of you, you have good days with the keyboard, you have bad days. Then you spill water on it! Tchaah, turn it upside down, you have to get up and do something to something that you don’t want to do anything for. Then again when you write an email to someone you love, the keys are stuck with gentle caring strokes, caressed with the fingertips and it sends a message across the globe with a blink of an eye. It is so normal to you, it is still so amazing to me.
08.30. You must have wet your bed. I still picture you standing in the fridge door, grabbing things with your right hand and just collecting with the left, “good morning” the way you walked, the positioning of your hips when standing, not sending much loving or caring towards whatever bacteria-filled breakfast (yoghurt) that was gonna continue to upset your stomach for the time being, made me understand that it would be the best for both of us if I just kept my mouth shut and went to work. Chels and I have worked together for almost a year here at the office; rarely do you meet someone that you live so close with for such a long period of time without there are sparks flying every now and then. In our case it has only happened once, I’ll spare you the details, we have laughed, cried, been mystified together, and most important we have always been there for each other no matter what. Thai Mueang Volunteers would never have been where it is today without you dear Chels, with your views, you hard work and the dedication you have shown us, the local community, and other friends of Thai Mueang Volunteers, you will always be in our hearts and we look forward to seeing you here again some time in the future. Beautiful you are, unique, so young. I have learnt so much from you.

Turner
Our next volunteer will arrive 16th of June, he is going to teach at Wat Patchatikaram Primary School starting the 19th. Turner is, 25, American, and he has been teaching English in Japan for a year, we are very exited and so are the students at the school.