Thai Boys

Sure there are plenty of other things for me to tell, but this is a subject that needs to be discussed. It was not something that I was expecting when I came to Thailand. 

Everyone here's about how Thai girls are always looking for a foreign husband/boyfriend. My uncle who went to Thailand for a little while even had a Thai girlfriend. People tell you that they giggle at the foreign boys as they walk by, and so I expected the other inbound boys to get a lot of attention. One of them has a Thai girlfriend too. I never expected Thai boys to oggle over a foreign girl, especially when Janique told me(and my fellow inbounds) that the Thai boys wern't that interested. I was lied to. They are just as interested in the foreign girls as the Thai girls are interested in foreign boys. Sometimes it is fine. It's not like they giggle when I walk by or anything. But they do say hello(very loudly in some cases) and it can be very intimidating. I find it really funny though because they are so shy around me. Sometimes they will come up and give me candy or something, but mostly it's the girls or other guys trying to get him to speak to me. It is rather humorous. 

Enough of that... This week has been a little busy. On Saturday, I went with some people from my school to an event(not sure what it was about) and I freezes in Thai traditional clothing and made some snacks. Thes are made about of beans and then the batter is smoked, and then you role the batter into small fruits and color them. They are realy good. 

 

Then on Tuesday I sloped school to go to the anniversary of my host grandad's death. He died 7 years ago. We had monks come and pray and bless everyone. 

I don't know what is on he agenda for next week...

~FRS

Loy Kratong

On the 8th was the Loy Krathong festival. Loy means to float. Krathong is a little raft made out of banana leafs or bread. I went tithe festival with EQ's baby sitter and the wemon who work at my host moms coffee shop. I got a Krathong and let I float down the river. When you let it float, you make a wish. 

I also lit a lantern and let if float away into the sky. 

On Sunday I went to the rotary outbound orientation of my host district. I met some rebounds. They were really nice. All guys. One who went the the us, two who went to Brazil, and one who went to Japan. I went and had breakfast with them.  

On Monday I made some flowers and a bouquet. On Tuesday I made cake. And on Wednesday we made cake again.

Tuesday cake. My friend and I made it together, and I let her take it home cause she did all they work. 

I am really happy about this cake, cause I frosted it all by myself!! You have no clue how happy I am about it!!

 Tuesday was my host dad's birthday so we went out to dinner. When we got home we found a dog stuck in our fence. We got him out with any problems, and I saw him the next day, as happy as a clam. 

So that was my week. Sorry about the late post. 

~FRS

Week Back to School

I went back to school on Monday. The class that I was with last semester has work training this week(like an internship) so I joined a different class. They are all 17 or 18 but they speak a little more English. I am excited to spend more time with them. 

There is also a festival going on in my city. I'm not exactly sure what it is about, but the temle in my city has lights all over it and there are shops everywhere. I went to it on Halloween. I

I also fed Kenny for the first time. 

Have a great week everyone!!!

~FRS