Everything here will become an irreplaceable thing in my life in Nongsamed School by Bella2018

PART 1: Arriving in Thailand

It was July 19th. When I overlooked the Bangkok from the plane, I was so excited because this is my first time to travel abroad alone. Although everything is an uncertainty to me, but I still reckon everything will be fine. And what happened in next one month confirmed my thought.

The beginning of everything

With the help of Jason, a local person, I took the bus to Sa Kaeo province.

About 5 hours later, it was very dark outside when I arrived at the nearby bus station. But I didn’t feel any homesick, because everyone I met was so so so nice! Everyone knows Thailand is the Land of Smiles, and I have felt it everywhere that I’ve gone.

And then, I eventually met my director, she was already waiting for me (I was keeping in touch with the school’s teacher) — P. Kanjana! My first impression of her is that she is so kind. We were both excited to meet each other, we talked about our feelings and so on. She also bought me traditional Thai food. When I tasted it… um… although it’s a little different from China, but! It was very delicious.

Then, I was talking with her for a while. Because it was so late, I went to take a shower and went to bed. I remembered that night I was so excited to fall asleep, because everything seemed like an unreality. Also, I was looking forward to seeing the kids, too.

The breakfast director made for me!

In all, after meeting with children, teachers and everything, I formally started my teaching.

These are our school teachers, all of them are great persons.

PART 2: Daily Teaching

During my teaching period, I stayed with Meaw — a beautiful girl and she looks so young!! Meaw takes care of my daily life haha. She is a very interesting girl. And I think she is my friend, too.

And the kids were so curious about me. Every little one looked at me all the time. That made me feel a little embarrassed at first haha. But I want to say, I love them! And the school is so beautiful — blue walls, little cabin…

Because the foundation of every grade is different, it’s important for me to make different teaching plans. For example, I think the alphabet is the most important thing for kindergarten 1 and primary 1. And because the children are very young, games, rewards, and cartoon movies should be added to the class.

Even sometimes they cannot understand me, but it was not a problem because everyone was very excited to learn.

To be honest, I never felt time went so fast before. One week passed, then two, three… who could believe this was the last week for me to teach those lovely kids.

For me, every grade has its own character.

The kindergarten kids like to hug you, haha. They are so young; sometimes they will be absent-minded. But when you say “sit down!”, they will understand and pay attention to learning. Then, the primary 1 students — I think they are very clever and enthusiastic. They like learning English, especially English cartoon movies, haha. They are so young that whenever they say anything, I think “Wow! So lovely!” And primary 2, oh they are so energetic. Some little guys are naughty, but how to say... I also like them. I know they just want to communicate with me in their own ways. Finally, primary 3. Compared to other students, they are old enough to understand most of my meanings. So, it’s relatively easy to teach them. Sometimes I even thought I should teach them more difficult things, haha. To sum up, all the students are enthusiastic. They will say hello whenever they meet you. They are always perfectly polite and beautifully mannered, and they like to help you with anything you need. So I really don’t know how to say goodbye to them. I don’t want to leave them; they are angels to me.

️ Episode: Bella’s One Day

7:30–8:00 Morning exercise (students come to school, they will clean up and do morning exercise.)

8:00 Arrive at office (we often receive different kinds of food from K. Toom, haha. She is a very ingenious person! In my eyes, she can make everything!)

8:30–11:30 Teaching (we have our own schedule)

“Good morning, teacher!” “Thank you, teacher!” They always said...

11:30–12:30 Lunch time (because I usually didn’t bring my cell phone when I went for eating, I didn’t take many photos. But one thing can be assured… all the food was delicious! And I want to say, thank you, K. Sai!)

12:30–13:30 Praying (all the students would do this)

13:30–15:30 Teaching

15:30–24:00 Free time (K. Meaw always took us outside for dinner or bought anything we wanted. I like 7-11! After dinner, we could relax at home. My bedroom is so cute! Then take a shower, relax, sleep...)

Weekend: relax & fun & happy

Meaw would take us outside, like the big market. We were so happy! I like the weekend! Sometimes we stayed with the director; she often took us to many beautiful places and prepared delicious food!

PART 3: Advice for Children

As an English major student, I deeply know the importance of vocabulary.

I think the most important thing for children is to remember the words.

And I personally think that the accent is not the primary problem.

It doesn’t matter if you don’t speak as good as native speakers. The most important thing is that others can understand what you say.

The mastery of words is the most important.

I remembered when I was a kid, my teacher always made us recite English articles to learn English.

And I really think it is a good way until now. I call it imperceptibility.

Reciting will daily and hourly exercise an invisible, formative influence on the pupils’ vocabulary and pronunciation.

PART 4: Colorful Activities

I think we are very lucky because we caught many traditional activities, such as “The King’s Birthday” and “Mother’s Day.”

We could not only have a holiday, but also get a chance to wear traditional Thai costumes. They are so beautiful!!

On those holidays, students and teachers would get up early. Everyone made elaborate preparations for the festival.

I liked to sit beside them. It’s a pleasure for me to feel the exotic customs at such a close distance.

In addition, we also had plenty of weekend activities. Teachers always took us to travel around and eat very delicious Thai food. How happy I am!

Oh yeah, I have to say, I love the potato chips, ice cream yogurt, and mangosteen very much!

I have to say Thailand is a very beautiful country. I like their great temples, I like their tall trees, I like their special flowers. This is an amazing land.

Part 5: My Feelings

Now I know we only have a few short days left. It’s been so wonderful meeting everyone and experiencing everything here. It’s going to be difficult to start the next chapter of my life. But I want to say that I truly appreciate all the time we were able to spend together. Everything may fade with time, but I will never forget the moment we had to say goodbye. Goodbye K. Rewat, Goodbye K. Mhong, Goodbye K. Toom, Goodbye K. Yut, Goodbye K. Meaw, Goodbye K. Kanjana (my director), Goodbye K. Toy, Goodbye K. Tongsai, Goodbye K. Khead, Goodbye K. Mam.Everything here will become an irreplaceable part of my life. I really appreciate everyone here. I will miss you so much. Best wishes for you.