A very long weekend

Due to the fact that it was the Queen's birthday today and also mother's day, I haven't had to go into school as it is a national holiday. This means that I haven't taught a lesson in nearly two weeks which is crazy considering that's the reason I'm out here. It also means I'm probably going to be really rusty going back- I

Hard to be too homesick when this is your home

only just managed to master my not-impressed-at-all teacher bitch face!

Seeing as we had the last two days off we could have traveled around Thailand but having spent the majority of last weekend away at Morn's wedding and Krabi, we decided to just come back and spend Monday and Tuesday chilling in our apartment (and this way it meant I wasn't watching my money disappear before my eyes) So, while it's not been the most exciting past two days considering I am in one of the most beautiful countries in the world, it has been SO good to just be able to relax and not have to worry about anything or get up at 6.30am. It has been a really intense 7 and a bit weeks that I've been out here and even when I'm not teaching I'm off doing something so it is really refreshing to be able to chill out and do what I do best- binge watch 4OD.

Dinner on the beach awww yhhh

Having not taught for a really long period of time has meant I haven't had the routine I've been used to which
meant time has gone a lot slower than usual. Combine this with the fact that it's coming up to the end of my programme now (just 12 teaching days left!) it has felt like this past week has been a struggle. I've not been particularly homesick while I've been away as I've been too busy having an amazing time but
now it feels like coming home is so close, yet so far which is a horrible feeling! There have definitely been points when I would have jumped straight on a flight to the UK if I was presented with an opportunity. Times such as when the mosquitoes have had a lovely little feast on me, it's too hot to do anything, you can't get a decent cup of tea, and everyone feels so so far away is when I really do wish I was back in England.

I could eat my weight in Thai green curry.

Never the less, I am not one for moaning (if you know me in real life you will probably have just laughed out loud at this comment) well, I am not one for wallowing TOO much in self pity. And I am not too homesick- I'm not about to quit the programme kicking and screaming, heading straight for the airport. Once I get back into teaching I'll realise how much I love Thalang technical college and my classes in it and there will probably be a lot of tears once it actually comes to leaving so hopefully I'm not going to be missing England for too much longer (not to mention the fact that it seems absolutely freezing over there after 9 weeks of 30 degree heat. I am not prepared for such arctic conditions)