Hi All Just a quick update - still having a great time a few of us went to Haad Khom on Saturday it had a fantastic beach the sand was like flour and the sea was so clear. It was amazing - it had a swing over the beach we took turns on it and then we went snorkeling it was fab!! I spent a too much time in the water (I got a little carried away) and burnt my bum.One of my friends has burnt her eye lids they look very sore/tender. We also visited the only lake on ...

Hi All I've fully settled into my accommodation - it's on the beach front and its FAB!!!! I wake up to the sound of waves in the morning and I go onto my veranda or on the hammock to gently wake up - its BLISS! The girls and I have been for some very good meals - as we have no cocking facilities we go out for every meal - it's such a hard life (haha!). We went to a bar called Amsterdam Bar on Friday night - it was in Tong Sala at the top of a steep hill - b...

Hi All I've started to settle into the teaching life I have had a few lessons with Class 6, which are the 12 year old and they are very clever. I had to stay for a teacher's meeting last night so I was in school most of the day. The headmaster has offered for me to have a lift home at the end of everyday, so that means hanging around for an hour or so here and there but it does save me a taxi fare. So I only have to pay for the taxi into school as the cost can...

Hi All Just a quick update - I have taught my first 2 lesson's today in sweltering heat (and its quite mild today) there were about 16 in the class. The first lesson was with 6-7 year old's and lets say they were a little disruptive and at all different teaching levels - some were throwing themselves all over the floor, one lad was hit by a girl and was crying his eyes out. Some were ignoring me and others were drawing pictures with me with love heart's next to m...

Hi AllHaving a great timeJ We arrived at Phangan about 3 days ago - we took the overnight train from Bangkok 12 hours - it wasn't too bad as the sleeper cabin's were really comfy so I got some sleep then we had a bus ride for a few hours then a 4 hour ferry journey. In total with waiting times at the ferry port etc it took over 24hours! So we were very tired when we arrived. Oh, when we got off the ferry we were waiting for a lift - and the female taxi drivers ...