The semester's off to a great start. I got back to Bangkok this weekend and was welcomed by a lovely schedule IN Hua Mak, and I may even get away with having Wednesdays off! Classes are going well, and I enjoy the more relaxed, cooler vibe here (compared to the less personal admosphere of Bang Na/the rice paddies). I have two sections of English 1 (writing and grammar) and four sections of Eng 1 Conversation. I may teach another night convo class for graduating seniors (the class I loved so much last year), but that's still up in the air. Overall, I'm very happy with the semester so far.
Last night I played ultimate frisbee with my official league team for the first time, and it was actually pretty frustrating. The BKK Ultimate Soidawgz (one of the best tournament teams in Asia, apparently) have been trying hard to recruit new players recently. So I've played with them a couple of times, trying to learn as I go. Most players are patient with us newbies and are very helpful in explaining the rules, but a couple get caught up in the competition and get visibly frustrated that we don't cut or clear at the right time. Last night my team was short half our players and Arsenal had double-booked our field, bumping us to the 9:30-11:30pm game slot. Everyone was understandably exhausted, and unfortunately the Blue Nutts argued a lot among ourselves. I had a hard time keeping up with all these plays and terms I'd never heard before. It was a little rough on both my pride and my patience, I guess. Hopefully next week will be better.
This morning I sat at the Burmese restaurant eating a spicy tofu breakfast salad and listening to the guys all sing different Thai ballads simultaneously. Life here has some pretty awesome moments like that.
