“School’s out for summer. School’s out forever.”
– School’s Out, Alice Cooper
School’s out baby! Students had their last day of finals
today. I’ve spent most of the week grading but should finish up by the end of
the week. Then it’s sweet, sweet, summertime. Here are a few heart-warming
photos from my last days teaching..
A Bug’s Life
Awwwwwwww
Boys will be boys
The Thai version of a scantron answer street
A Bug’s Life
Growing up, I was pretty indifferent to ants. They built
castles. I built legos. They ate food, I ate food. Same same, but different. That was before coming here.
I don’t hate a lot of things. But I seriously hate ants.
Since it’s started getting hot again, these things are everywhere. Any food I
drop in the ground is surrounded within minutes. Wrappers in the trashcan may
as well be an all-you-can-eat buffet.
It’s even worse is when I work out in my room. They seem to
like sweat and flock towards any drop on the floor. Do you know how hard it is
to hold a plank when you’re staring into a swarm of ants that are having a pool
party with your sweat? It’s like looking into the barrel of a loaded gun. I’ve
actually never looked into a barrel of a loaded gun but I imagine they are
quite similar.
The other night I watched TV for an hour. When I got up
there, there was an unbroken stream of ants going from the hallway door to the balcony
door. I’ve never seen so many ants on a mission. They even ran into my yoga mat
in the middle of the floor and kept going. It was the like the Chicago Marathon
of room 413. I thought about taking them all out but decided that enough bug
blood was shed during Men in Black.
The next morning they were gone. I guess there are just some
things in life we will never understand.
Plans on Plans
With school out, it’s time to celebrate right? This weekend
will be a blast with many of the friends I’ve made here coming into Bangkok.
But it’s also bittersweet because a few of them are heading back to the States
after. Regardless, it’ll be a great way to cap off the end of the term.
Midway through next week I’m making my first trek to the
islands. I’m off to Koh Phagnan, home of the legendary Full Moon Party. It’s a
tradition that’s been going on for about 20 years, where thousands of people
gather on the island once a month and party under the full moon until sunrise. It
should be a very educational experience.
With all this going on, it’ll probably be a week or two
before I get a post up. Stay tuned.
Mark
P.S. Davis and I recently had an intelligent conversation
about Twitch Plays Pokemon. The internet truly does keep us all connected. It’s
a beautiful thing.
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