Skatbos in Thailand

We are officially done with our contract in Thailand.  We just returned from English camp and had a great time.  We went with 24 students and about 8 other teachers to a resort in the wilderness.  The foreign teachers (us) were in charge of the activities.  We played games, sang songs, and watched video clips [...]

We have been done teaching English for a week now.  After we finished classes last Friday and got our grades and lesson plans turned in, we left for a few days of fun.  Our first stop was Bangkok to see some of our friends for the last time and pick up our TESOL certificates.  Our [...]

Everyone told us that when you travel/live abroad you gain more than you give.  I couldn’t agree more!  Living in Krathumbaen, Tim and I have a lot of time together…a lot!  Living in a 1 room apartment with no TV and one miniature computer has taught us about sharing, respecting each others space, and learning [...]

While everyone back home is winding up for the start of the school year, we are finishing up our semester.  It’s hard to believe that we only have 5 days left of teaching.  Tim and I will see each class one last time this week.  Last week we gave verbal and written finals to the [...]

The Skattums recently made the trip to Thailand.  Jeanne and Paul Skattum are VERY adventurous people.  They did it all; shows, culture, history, planes, trains, tuk-tuks, elephant rides through the jungle, petting grown tigers, river rafting in a monsoon, staying in a bungalow that floated on the river.  They did it all!
We had a great [...]

We had a HUGE roach in our apartment tonight.  It was on our table…..just looking at me….wiggling those stupid antennae horns.  Now, I killed it….oh yes I did….I won!  We both chased it around but I got the deadly shot and took it!
Spiders I can handle….roaches…..blah!
We also have a gecko that lives in our apartment….she/he [...]

Last week our Thai English teaching friends (Cho and Pranee) took us to a local floating market.  People are cooking in their boats on the water and you just let them know what you want to eat.
Cho and Pranee have been a BIG help adjusting to Thailand.  They help us out a lot and we [...]

During a day off in August, we (the 3 native speaking English teachers Tim, Charlowe, and I) decided to explore our own province.  We went to the local croc farm.  Although the crocodiles were pretty exciting, the elephant show was the main attraction of the day.
We spent the morning watching the crocodiles (ages 2-70 years) [...]

A few weeks ago we had another AMAZING adventure.  We took a bus with 5 of our friends to Pak Chong.  This town seems to have little to offer, but close by is the Khao Yai National Park.  It has been listed as one of the best parks in the world.  It covers 2168 sq [...]

Last Wednesday, August 12, was the Queen of Thailand’s birthday and Mother’s Day in Thailand.  We had Wednesday off so Tuesday was the day we celebrated at school.  The morning was filled with songs about Mom,
traditional Thai dance in honor of Queen Sirikit, and our students performing.  Tim and I were invited to participate in [...]