Day 3: Sitting in with the class

"Morning Glory" breakfast cusine

Today, Monday, was the first time in my life that I have had chilli in my breakfast. We eat with the students, who happen to be fantastic cooks. It's always rice, topped with some delicious vegetable or meat/fish sauce. Today was the aptly named "Morning Glory", a yummy green vegetarian dish with plenty of flavour and aroma. And then there was the chilli. I didn't expect that! It wasn't excessive though, just a very yummy  and new experience.

At 9 o'clock school begins, right here in the house. The students are so keen to learn, and Manja is a truly great teacher. She was born for this. To see her in action was great, and I'm sure her parents would be very proud of her too. I made some video, and hope to post a bit here later. (with her permission!)

Barefoot Learning

I sat in with the Thai lesson, as all the students have to learn it to integrate. I'm amazed that Manja could teach Thai like a pro, after only 3 weeks. She had a workbook, but she could keep up with 'em. I struggled a bit. A lot, actually. I'd be happy to master the numeric system, which does seem simple after the slightly complicated German system.

After lunch came the English lesson, and again, Manja is better qualified than me to teach it. She studied it in detail in school, whereas I learnt it naturally, and I really have to think hard to describe the workings of it. I made some contributions, and got involved with a team for problem solving. Great fun and lots of laughs!