Homework

The first week of observed teaching didn't quite go as planned. The 4 to 6 Thai girls were actually one guy and one girl, sometimes a third student. The good news is that I never ran out of material, and I seemed to hold their attention at least twice. Also, I seem to project confidence. I don't know where it comes from, but I assume it's from all those rafting trips when I was only pretending I knew what I was doing. That being said, I'd rather freak out about teaching here, before I get to a real job.
I should be at the real job in a week. I say this because my Thai visa waiver expires the Friday, so I expect to be in China by Friday night. By that time I should have the details of where I'll be teaching, what age, etc. I promise at least one exciting post then.
Things really have been quiet here. I did check out the Jazz club for their Tuesday night jam session, which was quite nice. The typhoon rains cooled everything off for a few days as well, although I did get caught by rain walking home one night. It's interesting, because everyone rides motorbikes and scooters here. It's not uncommon for the passenger to be holding an umbrella for the driver.
Also, some of the "full episodes" on Comedy Central's web site aren't full episodes. I'm talking about Daily Show episodes with no interview and 12-minute South Parks. On the other hand, you can't view Fox's web site outside the country, like Hulu. So kudos to Comedy Central.