is over--I think? It's been a bit hectic adjusting to a 12-hour time difference (that's exactly opposite where we were for those who are paying attention), seeing some of the local sites, and getting settled as it were.
We began the week in a (sort of) swanky place. It had air conditioning in the room, and the lobby wasn't someone's living room. We spent a couple of nights there because we thought it would be nice to acculturate a bit on the slow. And it was.
A few days ago we moved to this place, which is, to say the least, interesting. The shower has no curtain and kind of dribbles cold water over you. The air conditioning is gone. The walls are a bit smudged and the blankets (for who knows what in this hotbox) are suspect.
We have just secured some volunteer work teaching English to local adults at a place called Conversations with Foreigners. The "job" lasts for the next three months, so we've been looking at schools for Sila and apartments for the past two days.
In between all of that, we've cruised town in our fair share of tuk-tuks (more on those in the days to come), eaten our share of noodles and rice and other oddities of unknown origins and composition, and been to a couple of the temples outside of town. But to be honest, we've spent more time at the big playground near the riverside than we have doing the "tourist" stuff. It's nice to know that we'll be here for a few months--if not more--because it slows things down. There is no pressure to go hit all the hot spots before jetting off. It feels as though we are just settling in and getting to know our this, our new temporary home.
We began the week in a (sort of) swanky place. It had air conditioning in the room, and the lobby wasn't someone's living room. We spent a couple of nights there because we thought it would be nice to acculturate a bit on the slow. And it was.
A few days ago we moved to this place, which is, to say the least, interesting. The shower has no curtain and kind of dribbles cold water over you. The air conditioning is gone. The walls are a bit smudged and the blankets (for who knows what in this hotbox) are suspect.
We have just secured some volunteer work teaching English to local adults at a place called Conversations with Foreigners. The "job" lasts for the next three months, so we've been looking at schools for Sila and apartments for the past two days.
In between all of that, we've cruised town in our fair share of tuk-tuks (more on those in the days to come), eaten our share of noodles and rice and other oddities of unknown origins and composition, and been to a couple of the temples outside of town. But to be honest, we've spent more time at the big playground near the riverside than we have doing the "tourist" stuff. It's nice to know that we'll be here for a few months--if not more--because it slows things down. There is no pressure to go hit all the hot spots before jetting off. It feels as though we are just settling in and getting to know our this, our new temporary home.
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