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Hello everyone!
Got a bit of time to kill whilst i wait for a bus up to Hua Hin to meet Jack for the weekend, so thought I would write a little bit of news!
Been in Chumphon for 3 weeks now, got 3 left and it has gone well, and fast! people are really nice, there are about 15 volunteers here now but only 4 working at my school. and they all leave next week so be there on my own for the last 2!
It is a school for mentally disabled children and special needs children. The range of things that they have wrong with them is very vast, and some of the teachers don't even know what is specifically wrong with them when you ask.
The kids are really cute tho and I have a few favourites!....as well as a few favourite teachers. (although no Mr. Ellis'!!) I like to spend my time in the art room because the teacher P Nor is really nice and good with the kids, plus i get to make things and learn cool stuff!
In the afternoons we teach some of the teachers english which is interesting! some are alot better than others but mostly they all go quite shy and are very unsure about their english. they are getting better tho!
Chumphon itself is pretty un-touristy, you still get looks everywhere you go for being a lone, or group of falangs! (foreigners) they always point at my nose, coz its big i think! and want to touch my skin! in the shops here nearly all the face washes and creams are skin lightening!
I live about a 2min walk from the beach which is really cool, its very remote with just beach bars/shacks and small little shops, no 7/11's or anything. its a bit of a scary walk back in the dark with frogs jumpiong all over the place, and we have seen a few snakes slithering across the road!
lizards are everywhere and i have had to become used to going to sleep with them on my ceiling! and they make a really random noise, bit like a bird! had 3 up there the other night, chasing each other and screaming like little dragons!
last weekend i went on an activity day in Chumphon, kayaking, feeding monkeys, to caves, big buddha statue and waterfalls. was really cool and got some good photos so will try get them up next week.
hope you are all ok back home,
will try update news more often but comp is nearly always in use and slow!!!
lots of love xxxxxxxxxxx
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