So our weekend in Krabi was great fun; we stayed in a room with 5 of us on one double bed on the first night, and then got up early the next morning to go on a kayaking trip. We were picked up at our resort and taken to the fishing village of ao thalane, where we went round with a guide who showed us some caves, which had gypsy bones inside, and took us round through the canyons where we saw lots of monkeys and massive rock mountains. Then the next day me and kristin chilled on the beach and got a manicure and a foot scrub, before I had to head back home. However when I got the public bus (songteil) to krabi town, the man at the bus station told me I had missed the last bus back to Bansong, but there was one at 5 am in the morning, which i had to get as i had to be at my school at 9am the next day. So he took me on his motorbike taxi to a hostel where I had to stay there by myself and wait till morning. So I went to krabi night Market, which had lots of cool stuff and tasty food, and then in the morning had to let myself out of the hostel as the man who was supposed to drive me to the bus was asleep on the reception room floor and wouldn't wake up. But I managed to get out and find myself another lift, and so made it back in time for work. However, we had nothing to do at work as the students didn't come until the next day, so instead I had to sit for 3 hours in a meeting that was entirely in Thai, until the end where I had to stand up and introduce myself to everyone.
The rest of my week was a bit shaky as I was getting used to the students and the teaching. But the next weekend i got a minibus to thungsong, where my friends kristin and lor live, as they were having a halloween party on Saturday. And then on Sunday we went for a walk to the nearby caves which had a sleeping Buddha statue, and lots of windy steps leading to different parts of the caves. Then I got the train back, which cost 14 baht,rather than the minibus which was 100 baht. However the carriage was disgusting, and the first thing i saw when I got on was a big cockroach which crawled out from under my seat. Then the train sat in the station for almost an hour before it left.
Then last weekend kristin, Lor and Anotina came to Bansong, and we went out for BBQ in my town and then to the local nightclub after. The next day we went to khanom beach, where we hired mopeds, went to a nice beach and had a bonfire and sparklers on the beach for bonfire night. We went for a night swim too and saw phosphorescent fish, which are attracted to your skin and glow when you move, it was beautiful! The next day we went on a boat ride to see some pink dolphins, but we were too late in the day so didn't see any, but there were lots of fish jumping in the boat!
So then this week, there is an English competition happening, so the past couple of days we have had no lessons, but have been doing some coaching instead for the students speeches and spelling bees etc.. Lessons are going ok, I teach 6 maths lessons and 12 English lessons a week, and have to give tests after each module so I can give each student a grade at the end of term. I moved into a house 3 weeks ago with a couple of the other foreign teachers from my school, who are from south Africa, but there was no spare room so I was sleeping on a mat under the stairs. But now one girl has left because she got a job in Phuket, and so yesterday I was able to move all my things up to her room. I didn't mind staying under the stairs, because I have been going away at the weekends with my other friends from my training course, but it is nice to have my own space now, and makes me feel more settled.
Yesterday was a public holiday too as it was Loi Krathong festival, which is where they make these little float things out of leaves and flowers and you put a candle on it and float it down the river. Apparently it is supposed to signify new life and beginnings or something, as it's supposed to be the end of the rainy season. You have to put bits of your hair and nails and thread from your clothes on it as well and then make a wish when you set it on the river. So we joined in the procession from the temple and then got some food before going to the river to light our krathongs. And I bought a Chinese lantern as well and let that go, and there was lots of fireworks and everything too.
So this weekend we are going to krabi again to go to stay on railay island, which apparently has really nice beaches and good rock climbing!
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