Day 2

Today was an interesting day. The craft was a triangle/ witch so I decided to make witch hats which was a complete fail. It was so ugly but when you are 3 you don't even care. Thank God for that lol. So those wont be hanging in my class. 

There are a few teachers leaving this break and I am really going to miss them. I only met them two months ago but they are so fun. Great personalities and share in my struggle so it's going to be sad to see them go but I am so happy they are going to fulfill their traveling dreams. At lunch, a bunch of us gather to have a lunch date with them so they could hit a few restaurants before they leave Friday morning and guess what decided to join us. 

At first the cat jumped on my lap. Walked across them and then nudged itself between Jay and I.  I guess it felt safe enough and took a cat nap. Stretched out and all. As much as I hate animals, I think it is something that I am just going to have to get over. 

Another thing that happened was this man came up to us and asked if we could play volleyball with his son. I thought it was cool because I haven't played in so long and consider myself to be a pretty good player. So we are all set up to go and the father tells us that he only plays with girls. So my friend, Waldo, has to sit out. As the time is passing he asked if we would play with him while he went to work. I thought that was crazy so I lied ad said we had to go but I mean really now. My Thai is passing and your son speaks no English. That was weird I thought he was about to run and I needed to bring him son to the police because he never came back. Maybe I watch too much tv or they are very trusting but I thought it was funny. 

Peace! 

Day 1

So today is the first day of my challenge and I decided that I needed to narrow it down and choose 4 and continue this over a few 30 -day challenges. The four I chose were:

1. Write a paragraph and picture daily 

2. Focus on a long term goal

3. Exercise 30 mins a day

4. Read a chapter a day 

5. Selfless act a day 

Well I guess I chose 5 but anyways I was able to hit them all today which was a nice way to start strong. I found a yoga studio that has combat ( kickboxing ) and Zumba classes. So on Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday I will be getting my workout on. I hope to drop a few kilos. Funny that I am starting to get used to the metric system. I almost can figure out what the temperature is in F from celsius without trying to use the whole conversion formula.  

Since I have a break in a few weeks. We are doing Halloween early and I am not the most creative person, but I am trying my hardest. Lol. I love themes and stuff like that so I decided to take my picture of my new classroom that took me over and hour to decorate. I had the kids make pumpkins on Monday and Frankenstein today! Overall, I had a good day and I resisted the roti ( fried dough with condensed milk and sugar). Good night! 

30 day challenge.

Today is the last day of the month and I really want to start a challenge and do something different. I want to really become one with myself. I have been in Thailand for two months now and I am a friggin teacher.  Who would of thought it. Teaching is a lot harder than I thought. I am always looking for ideas/ games and constantly nervous that my kids aren't going to learn. I think that I am way harder on myself than I should be but that is just how I am. But at the end of the day I really love my kids. They are so cute! I am a kindergarten teacher so I am in charge of two classes, K1 (3 year olds) and K2 (4-5). Even though teaching is not for me, I am going to enjoy the cuteness of these children. One thing that I love is that kindergarten is a forgiving age. They don't hold things against you and you can't hold things against them. 

I have a whole new perspective and respect for teachers. I never really was a bad student so I don't feel like I didn't respect them, but Lord teachers should get paid a lot more and valued! I can't believe that America treats them the way we do. 

I have really adjusted. Hmm maybe I should say that I am about 60% adjusted. I am starting to understand the way the Thai people act and conduct business. It is a little difficult for me because I am such a strictler but I know that I will have to let that go. They have a really relaxed attitude for the most part. I have met a few shady ones but that is normal. My landlord is a little shady but what can you do. I rather pay an extra 3 baht (Thai currency) for electricity than have to deal with a lot more bugs and animals. I can't deal and that will never change. While in the subject of animals. I really think that there are more stray dogs in my town than people. I can't turn a corner without seeing one. So, to solve that problem I got a motorbike. There are a few reasons but that is my main one. I needed the freedom. I hated waiting on people and feeling like a nuisance. It was just better for me to get one and I am renting the bike for 1000 baht which is amazing! Normally You would have to pay about 2000 but I am renting it from my boss so that is why it is so cheap. But in true Samantha fashion I crashed my bike. I had to learn the rules of the street the hard way. I bet I won't make that mistake again. But any-who, I am going to try this for my 30 day challenge: 

Use words that encourage happiness. 

Try one new thing every day.  

Perform one selfless act every day. 

Learn and practice one new skill. 

Teach someone something new every day. 

Dedicate an hour a day to something you’re passionate about.

Treat everyone nicely, even those who are rude to you. 

Address and acknowledge the lesson in inconvenient situations.

Pay attention and enjoy your life as it happens.

Get rid of one thing a day for 30 days. 

Create something brand new in 30 days or less. 

Don’t tell a single lie for 30 days. 

Wake up 30 minutes early every morning. 

Ditch 3 bad habits for 30 days.

Define one long-term goal and work on it for an hour every day. 

Read one chapter of a good book every day. 

Every morning, watch or read something that inspires you. 

Do something every day after lunch that makes you laugh.

Exercise for 30 minutes every day for 30 days. 

Get uncomfortable and face a fear every day. 

Spend 10 minutes every evening reflecting on what went well. 

Have a conversation every day with someone you rarely speak to. – People are interesting creatures.

Pay down debt and don’t create any new debt for 30 days. – Live well below your means. 

Let go of one relationship that constantly hurts you. 

Publicly forgive someone who deserves another chance. 

Document every day with one photograph and one paragraph. – For 30 days bring a camera with you wherever you go. 

(Marc and Angel blog) 

I am in love with the last one and I am really going to do these all. Or at least try my best. I am also going to teach two weeks of summer school and then for another two weeks I am off. I am going north to a town called Pai. It seems like I am getting signs and it should be cheap since I still haven't been paid my full salary due to all the regulations. I need to start the research on my trip and get ready for my challenge. Yeaahhhhhh! 

Care packages are welcomed :)

I know a few people were looking for my address so I just thought I would post it. 

Yuwapat Elementary School

90/71-77 Daowadong Road

Soi Tummakaset

Paknampo Amphur Muang

NakhonSawan, Thailand 60000

#FridayNightLights

He is amazing... My BC has begun :)

Some nonsense I wrote 12/20/10 lol

Happy Holidays!

Christmas was relaxing and my Birthday is 2 weeks away! I found my dress and its sparkly... I will look fab!

I am writing this post because I have a few things on my mind. BET did very well this weekend. On Christmas Day, they had a Girlfriends marathon. I watched it from the time I woke up until the last episode at 4am. I was addicted and would like seasons 5 through 8. There are four characters and they all have completely different personalities which I love. I normally like a group of friends because that is how i travel. Joan, the den mother, always there for her girls, stressed, uptight, wants marriage and kids, but cant have a successful relationship. Toni, the gold digger, she is always looking or talking about money, she wants stability, considers herself the prettiest one, and self absorbed, conceited, and a playa. Lynn, the free spirt, she is sexually active, and organic. Maya, the ghetto fabulous one, she is married and has a son, hood but classy over time, and a very realistic out-view on life.

My friends would say that I am Toni. I would have to agree, but I am Toni in a funny way. Instead of the part where Toni is self-absorbed and selfish, replace it with Joan's character. I am the dependable friend. I am always listening to my friend's problems and providing the support they need, so take that horrible aspect away. Through out the years, I have come into myself and think I am pretty. I used to have serious issues with my look until I realized that I can't compare myself to others and enhance my beauty naturally.

So Toni had me thinking about myself. She wants a man that is going to make her feel secure. Financially and sexually. I see nothing wrong with that. Money makes the world go round, whether you want to believe it or not. I am a little bit more intune with Love so I would need that too but anyways, I need a man with money, scratch that I will have a man with money and I myself will have money. I am very good at being loyal and making people happy as long as I am happy.If i can get what want when I want it... you will be extremely happy. My stamina is very high and a lot of people have yet to know or experience that aspect of me. So i am going of on a tangent but the purpose of this was to ask if I need to deal with life differently.

I would love to have someone to share this crazy world with but it seems as if the people that I attract, I am not attracted to! This is a constant issue. I have people like KAPP Dex, but those are not my type. They are kinda but i am not atracted to them, how am I supposed to get down with the get down if I am picturing Trey Songz or Idris Elba. That is just wrong on so many accounts. You dont have to be fly where you make me look bad lol but you have to complement me and like i said. I think i look good lol.

But maybe this is a sign that i need to stop being "shallow" and the man of my dreams (money, loyalty, god fearing, and passionate) will come in a different package.

this will be my birthday song.....

clearly i want a better version but i loved this for some reason

2010 bday song, I HAD A GREAT NIGHT :)))


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