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The first days.

Hello everyone,

So sorry, I have not been keeping you up to date.

My course started on Monday, I was happy to see that I knew everyone on my course already! We all went for dinner to the beach on Sunday and it was very pleasant to meet new people who share the same interests!

Dinner was very lovely, I had a traditional Thai rice dish with some mussels. Very good. In Koh Samui, you can get street food very cheap, but you have to remember that there are about two million tourists per year and that you can always haggle over the price.

During the first few days of the training course we have been introduced to Thai culture, we have gotten to know the dos and don’ts, and also the content of our job. Thai culture is fascinating, very much revolving around respect and old traditions. The Thai people love their king unconditionally, have an enormous respect towards the Buddhist lifestyle, love meeting new people and try to avoid embarrassment at any cost. There are very specific manners and habits in the culture that seem odd to many western people. For example, the Thai are very sensitive about touching each other (especially the head), they do not wish to discuss politics and never admit to not knowing (you will notice this if you ever ask directions from Thai people).

On our second day, we only had training for half of the day. For the second part, we were provided with a tour around the Koh Samui Island. This tour entailed visiting the grandmother and grandfather rocks, going to see the big Buddha and the main temples, and also going to swim in the waterfalls. Our final stop was the JoungleClub restaurant, which was most likely one of the most beautiful sites on the island. I feel that the pictures will say more on the tour than any description, therefore, I shall be sharing the best with you.

We will be starting our teacher practices next week so we shall be spending the rest of this week preparing our materials and ourselves! Tonight we are headed to the centre of the island to enjoy some fire shows and cocktails.

Best wishes,

Mira

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