My time in Thailand has been fantastic. I was placed in a small town called Tak, which is between Bangkok and Chiang Mai meaning that I was able to travel on the weekends to see my friends in other cities. My town was great! It was a very quiet place near the mountains, river and surrounded by rice paddies. Nevertheless, the town was filled with cute cafes and great places to hang out at on the weekends. I felt like in my short time in Thailand I was able to get a really authentic experience of living here.
Teaching in my placement school has been such a fun and interesting experience. I get to be creative with my lessons and my classrooms come with many resources such as microphones, projectors and speakers which allows me to make my lessons more fun. My colleagues are very friendly and always there for me. I was also given the opportunity to mentor a debating club and go around Thailand to various debating competitions which we won!
Kids English offered great support for my transition to Thailand. They helped me to find my way to my town, picked me up from the bus station and arranged accommodation for me on the day. I received a 24/7 emergency support from my agent which really took my mind off things. I would 100% recommend Kids English to anyone who considers teaching in Thailand. It will save you money and you will still get the same level of support as you do from other recruitment agencies. 22
What was the most unfamiliar thing you ate?
The most unfamiliar thing I ate was the coconut ice cream to which Thai people add red kidney beans and sweetcorn! One of the funniest things to me about Thailand is that the Thai people add sugar to every meal that they eat apart from the things that we would consider dessert in the West.
