mickan in world

Some trivia for those who don't know: Lao does not have latin letters. Well; I knew that when signing up but I have to say that i proved to be a bit of a challenge. Not that I don't like challenges. Partly it is a challenge for me to teach the alphabet (or will be, since I have not yet held a class, still watch and learn the deal, we take over next week) and also because I am trying to learn a little lao (so far I know, hello, how are you, thank you and I can count to five, impressive huh?)

The kids are a dream though. Yesterday, after class we had a little ceremony, saying good bye to the Korean volonteers who will be leaving today and also to welcome me and Cameron. The kids tied white strings around our arms and thanked us for wanting to come and teach us. It was all very nice!

Also I went exploring along with some  friends who stay at the farm. We rented bikes in the village and went to see a cave some 10 km away. It was a real amazing cave, huge and with sparkelling walls and stalaktites and stalagmites. We had a good time exploring it and a laugh playing with the flashed of our cameras in the darkness. Then we went outside and swum in the marvelles lagoon which formed at the foot of the mountain. The water was beautifully turqouise and  cold and we jumbed from trees and swung in the swings that hung from its' branches. A really nice day.

Today I will hopefully sit down with Cameron an the Korean coordinator and plan some lessons and work on a new corriculum for the following weeks. We also discussed opeing up English classes in some of the villages close to Vang Vieng. Plenty of work to be done, but that is the way I like it!

Today I have been away two months and I can feel it. I will let my birthday mark the half way point of this jerney. By the way my flight home is booked for the 3rd of June. Just so you know. I got to get of this heavily overprized Internet now, before it renders me benkrupt.

Love and kisses och jag hoppas ni far se bade sol och krokusar snart!