Kool Aid and Air Con

Today in Ma'am Lauryn's class my class was invited to come and critique presentations her students were giving about the background a book called The Contender that all the highschoolers are reading. I still struggle with understanding the English through the student's thick accents but I am trying real hard to listen. Anyhow the fun part of this activity was not only that we got to work together as classes (which the kids really enjoy) but we also had refreshment time.

Refreshments were kool aid and popcorn... yum! Lauryn has this wonderful hypothesis that I like a lot because it is a nice reminder of my Biology-bum side, the Thai kids don't appreciate kool aid as much as the American kids because they eat so much spicy foods. Eating spicy foods, she says, changes one's taste buds as a result sweet foods like kool aid seem sour to them. I might be adapting slightly because the kool aid did seem somewhat sour. The kids reaction was pretty awesome... what is this stuff! they said in disgust and confusion. Kool aid! You like it! No ma'am!

Air con... apparently the correct way or at least thai way to say air conditioning. Really has nothing to do with what I'm writing but since the person's house I was at yesterday referred to it as such I'll mention it.

Yesterday I was daring... or maybe foolish and after class walked through the main streets of Bangkok (not all just one actually... this is a big place). Anyhow it was fun venturing out and finding places to buy food and supplies for class and home. On my way back my new friend Michael invited me over to his house. Now that might sound especially sketchy BUT it isn't... Yeah right Renee! You say... You're going to find yourself a wonderful Thai husband. *Cough! Cough!* Someday perhaps but Michael is about 7 or 8 years old and wanted me to play. Yeah I said because I also love to play. Well I didn't play for long because their father invited me to eat numerous amounts of fruits. Try this one! And this one! Oh make sure you try the guava, the purple one... the mangosteen. Well I was full after that and was attempting to say thank you and go on my way we he made the comment that fruit was not dinner... so I gorged myself a little fuller with rice and noodles (because after all it isn't dinner without rice!).